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2. TOPICS, MAIN IDEAS, AND DETAILSMost paragraphs are about a particular topic or subject. The topic is usually a single word or phrase, and is often the noun that is mentioned most frequently in a paragraph. We can identify the topic by asking ourselves, What is this all about?" or Who
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1. Part 2Discovering Meaning Through Structure Chapter 2
Topic, Main Ideas, and Details
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12. 12 Study Technique #3 Summarizing Short Articles When you write a summary, present only the main idea and key supporting details.
A summary should be about one-fourth of the length of the original article
Identify key supporting details by answering as many who, what, where, when, why, and how questions as possible.
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