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Whats a central idea?

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Central idea is what the text mainly speaks about, not its topic. More often a summary of what the text speaks about often stated in a sentence
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The central idea is what the text is mainly about. It is not the topic of the text. The central idea can most often be stated in one sentence. Think of it as the thesis in an essay.

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