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Underlying idea
What is an underlying idea and how can we distinguish one in a paragraph?
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The underlying idea is the main idea or the most important point of the paragraph. What is the author telling you, the reader, about his or her topic? What is the paragraph's most important point?
- The underlying idea is the main idea or the most important point of the paragraph.
- What is the author telling you, the reader, about his or her topic?
- What is the paragraph's most important point?
- I believe the phrase could also be used to address a metaphoric paragraph.
- Perhaps the paragraph uses personification.
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The underlying idea is the main idea or the most important point of the paragraph. What is the author telling you, the reader, about his or her topic? What is the paragraph's most important point?
I believe the phrase could also be used to address a metaphoric paragraph. Perhaps the paragraph uses personification. In such a case, the reader must ask him or herself what the metaphor
I believe the phrase could also be used to address a metaphoric paragraph. Perhaps the paragraph uses personification. In such a case, the reader must ask him or herself what the metaphor
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