Synonyms: main idea, key idea

the most important idea of a paragraph or text, most of the sentences are about this topic

I need to _______ to make a summary.

sentence that shows the topic of all of the other sentences in a paragraph

A topic sentence is usually at the ______ of a paragraph.

A conclusion is usually at the ____ of a paragraph.

What can help explain and give more information about the main idea?

a group of words

(have a capital letter and a period)

a group of sentences that have:

1. a topic sentence

2. main idea

3. details

4. concluding sentence

Which type of paragraph has NO opinions, only explains and gives facts.

A word that means the same as another word is a _______.

Antonyms are words that are _________.

letters that go on the beginning of a word to make a new word

examples: pre, re, un, dis

re

pre

un