Question

IM LOW ON POINTS (on the time I posted this and I answer questions fast)

Read the following paragraph. How does sentence 3 develop the main idea of the paragraph?

Gertrude Belle Elion was born on Jan. 23, 1918, in New York City.
She graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a degree in biochemistry in 1937.
Unable to obtain a graduate research position because she was a woman, she took a series of jobs, including lab assistant, chemistry and physics teacher in New York City high schools, and research chemist.
During this time she also took classes at New York University, where she earned a master's degree in 1941.
Because she could not devote herself to full-time studies, Elion never received a doctorate.
It shows how determined Elion was to learn more about biochemistry.
It supports the idea that Elion could not get accepted into colleges.
It shows how her different jobs helped her to be a better chemist.
It supports the idea that women can be very determined.

Answer 1

Answer: It shows how determined Elion was to learn more about biochemistry.

Explanation: The main idea seems to be that Elion had to struggle to advance in her career. When she could not immediately get into grad school, she took opportunities that were related to her interests and would help her to learn more about biochemistry until she could earn her master's degree.

The last two answers may also be true, but the question is about the support for the main idea in this paragraph

Answer 2

answer with explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

sentence 3 has the main idea because it tells us what the point is about this story. We know who you are talking about and this gives us a major reason on how youll go on about thism