Identifying Main Ideas 3

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Instructions

Identifying Stated Main Ideas 3

Review: The main idea must always be expressed as a sentence. It must also contain a topic and must make complete sense by itself. Here are some examples to illustrate the difference between a topic and a main idea sentence:

  • Reality TV shows. (No. It's a phrase, so it could be a topic. It's not a sentence, however, so it couldn't be a main idea.)
  • In recent years, they have become very popular. (No. It's a sentence, but it does not make complete sense by itself. It doesn't tell what "they" refers to. Therefore, it could not be a stated main idea.)
  • In recent years, reality TV shows have become very popular. (Yes. This could be a stated main idea because the sentence makes complete sense by itself.)

Directions: Select true for any item that could be used as a main idea sentence. Do not base your decision on whether an item has a period at the end of it. There are periods after all of the items, but not all of them would work as main idea sentences. Select false for those that are not main idea sentences.

Examples: 
True___Online courses are very convenient. Yes, because it is a sentence and makes sense by itself.
False_  Sleep. (No, because it is not a sentence.) 
True___There are differences in male and female brains. Yes, because it is a sentence and makes sense by itself. 
False__Why video games are so popular. (No, because it is not a sentence.) 
False__He is the top-ranked golfer in the world. (No, because although is a complete sentence, it does not make complete sense by itself. We do not know who "he" is.)
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