Skim a paragraph for its main idea
Find what a paragraph is mainly about in seconds: read the topic sentence, tell the main idea from the details and match headings and information to paragraphs.
8 min
Module 20 · Lesson 1 of 5
In this lesson
- Find the main idea of a paragraph from its topic sentence.
- Tell the main idea apart from the details that support it.
- Match headings and information to paragraphs without falling for detail traps.
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