Question

Choose the controlling idea in the topic sentence below.

In most Christian homes disobedience is punished.

In most Christian homes disobedience is punished.

In most Christian homes disobedience is punished.

Answer 1

Here are the underlined words for the answer choices.

Answer 2

A. Christian homes
B.In most Christian homes
C.is punished.

Answer 3

Do you know what a controlling idea is?

Answer 4

Sort of, can you explain it to me?

Answer 5

I think the answer is C.

Answer 6

so a controlling idea contains your opinion about the topic. It shows what direction you are going to take in writing about the topic.

Answer 7

It might be A. or C. honestly

Answer 8

When it says "Christan homes" in the answer choice A. wouldn't "Christan homes" be the subject?

Answer 9

In the answer choice C. "is punished" is the verb so wouldn't that be the controlling idea?

Answer 10

Christian homes would be the overall topic that what you will be talking about.. what you go in specific detailed would be how disobedience is punished.

Answer 11

So the correct answer is C?

Answer 12

which if you would actually going to write about that subject your opinion would be about why it is punished

Answer 13

that's what I think it is

Answer 14

I could be wrong but that's how i see it. do you think it could be C? if so why?

Answer 15

So a "controlling" idea is an idea that makes a reader ask a question. Any time a topic sentence has a good "controlling" idea, the reader will have his or her curiosity raised.

Answer 16

Oh Okie, Thank you both!! :)

Answer 17

Do you have the answer

Answer 18

Because I don't yet ._.

Answer 19

I kind of think it's B. because it questions the reader.

Answer 20

This is what I was told about it:

The predicate of a sentence is the verb part of the sentence and any words that go along to describe the verb. To find the controlling idea, find the predicate of the sentence, NOT the subject of the sentence. So look for the verb, which is usually an action word.

Answer 21

Did you get that from a book or something?

Answer 22

No from a teacher

Answer 23

Well go with that, I'm not a teacher =3

Answer 24

Well we figure out the Christian homes is the subject so cross that one out

Answer 25

Yah...

Answer 26

In most Christian homes that's preposition you can't have a verb/predicate in a preposition

Answer 27

i got to go bring my dinner up to my room, I'll be right back .__.

Answer 28

so cross that one out also, and you're left with one answer.

Answer 29

So then the answer is "is punished" because it has a action verb

Answer 30

exactly! although I think it's a linking verb but overall it's a verb

Answer 31

Thank you both very much! ^-^

Answer 32

I would like to know if you got it right when you answer :) i would feel super smart lol

Answer 33

and no problem :)

Answer 34

I will tell you if it's correct or not, Thank you again! ^-^

Answer 35

yay! and no problem.
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