Question

In the group of three sentences, choose one sentence which tells a main idea and two sentences which state supporting details for the main idea. Type MI beside the main idea sentence and D beside each detail sentence.

1. Raising sheep is a profitable business.

2. A farmer may raise sheep along with other livestock.

3. Some people raise Easter lambs.

Answer 1

1. MI explanation: because you can see that option 2 and 3 both revolve around the profitability of sheep. You can also see these contrasts in Hebrew poetry or synthetic writing (a parallel that builds on one idea)

2. D

3.D

Answer 2

1. Raising sheep is a profitable business. D

2. A farmer may raise sheep along with other livestock. MI

3. Some people raise Easter lambs. D

Step-by-step explanation:

"A farmer may raise sheep along with other livestock," should be the main idea because it introduces both sheep and lambs.