ACT Preparation / Unit 16 ACT 1509 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Topic and Main Idea
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The idea
A topic is what a text is about, in a word or phrase; the main idea is the point the text makes about that topic, in a sentence.
In practice
Topic: city gardens. Main idea: city gardens give neighbors a reason to meet.
Where people slip
A choice that names only the topic is too thin to be the main idea.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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