Question

The purpose of a main idea is to

meet standard publishing guidelines

show what the overall story is about

make readers spend more time analyzing

give people something to write about

Answer 1

Hi there!
It is important to find main ideas when reading. Main ideas help readers remember important information. The main idea of a paragraph tells the topic of the paragraph. The topic tells what all or most of the sentences are about. So the answer would be B :)

Answer 2

Thank you!

Answer 3

My pleasure! =]