Each pair of sentences contains a main idea statement and a supporting detail from the same paragraph. Decide which sentence states a main idea in each pair.
A: Ludicrously, languages are no longer compulsory for post-14 year olds, and schools take every opportunity quietly to drop them.
B: Apart from blimpish ignorance, government policies and targets must take a share of the blame for the lack of linguistic intelligence of British people.
C: /
D: /
A: Ludicrously, languages are no longer compulsory for post-14 year olds, and schools take every opportunity quietly to drop them.
B: Apart from blimpish ignorance, government policies and targets must take a share of the blame for the lack of linguistic intelligence of British people.
C: /
D: /
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- Each pair of sentences contains a main idea statement and a supporting detail from the same paragraph. Decide which sentence states a main idea in each pair. A: Ludicrously, languages are no longer compulsory for post-14 year olds, and schools take every opportunity quietly to drop them. B: Apart from blimpish ignorance, government policies and targets must take a share of the blame for the lack of linguistic intelligence of British people. C: / D: /
- Each pair of sentences contains a main idea statement and a supporting detail from the same paragraph. Decide which sentence states a main idea in each pair. A: Green energy technologies play much less of a role. B: Hydropower, at 7 percent of national electrical generating capacity, is an important contributor; unfortunately, potential growth is very limited. C: / D: /
- Every body paragraph should have a topic sentence. The Topic Sentence states the main idea of the paragraph. It is the most important sentence and usually is put at the ____of a paragraph.
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- A topic sentence contains the main idea upon which a paragraph is developed.