Question

What section of a research paper should contain the main idea?

Answer 1

The answer is letter D. the introduction

The introduction should contain the main idea so that readers can transition smoothly across the paper, knowing what it mostly is about.

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Answer 2

In a research paper the main idea should be in the Introduction. So the correct answer is D. the introduction.  

The introduction is the initial part of a text, whether in an essay, a book or a research article. In this first part the main idea is placed and usually expresses a summary of what will be explained or developed in the body of the text. In the introduction, the reader becomes familiar with the subject. After the introduction the body of the text is developed, also called "development" and, finally, the outcome, end or conclusion, depending on the type of text in question.

The structure or skeleton of a research paper is the following:

• the title

• the introduction (the main idea)

• the body

• the conclusion

• the bibliography

In an essay the main ideas of the introduction in the conclusion are retaken.