Finding the Main Idea in Paragraph

Finding the Main Idea in Paragraph

 

Main idea is the point of paragraph. We can find that usually in the beginning of paragraph or the last of the paragraph . The main idea usually is a sentence. 

if we want to search  main idea we have to know the topic first, it makes you easy to find main idea of that paragraph. And this case, i want to give you the examples of the paragraphs and the main idea of those paragraphs.

Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages.

In this paragraph:   

• the topic is West Beach
• the main idea (what the writer is saying about the topic) is that summer is a wonderful time at West Beach
  
  
  (in this paragraph, the main idea in the first sentence.)
  
  
  
  

  Most teenagers and young adults do not know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It is a big decision. There are a number of things you can do to narrow the choices. For example you can take an interest test, do some research on your own about a career, try volunteer work in the field in which you are interested, or "job-shadow", in which you spend a day with a person who is working in a field that interests you. These are just a few helpful ideas as you begin to choose a career.

   In this paragraph:
• the topic is jobs or career choices
• the main idea is a few ideas to help the reader choose a career
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  (in this paragraph, the main idea in the last sentence)
  
  

source of example : http://www.landmarkoutreach.org/publications/spotlight/finding-main-idea