ACT Preparation / Unit 16 ACT 1515 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Supporting Details
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The idea
Supporting details are the facts, examples, reasons and descriptions that develop a main idea. Each one serves a point; none is the point.
In practice
Under "the bridge was poorly designed," details might be a crack found in 1990 and a failed load test.
Where people slip
A detail question asks for what the passage says, exactly, not for a reasonable guess.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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