Judy Blume's career as an American writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. She is most famous for her novel
s geared toward pre-teens. One notable example is Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing. However, Blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. Three of her novels for adults reached the New York Times best-seller list. In a 2008 interview Blume remarked, "I have so many stories left to tell!" By that time she had written nearly 30 novels. Judy Blume is an exceptionally talented and productive American author. Identify the main idea of this paragraph. A. Judy Blume has been writing for a very long time. (explicit)
B. Judy Blume has been writing for a very long time. (implicit)
C. Judy Blume has been a very busy and gifted writer. (explicit)
D. Judy Blume has been a very busy and gifted writer. (implicit)
D. because A. and B., although true, are not the main ideas for this paragraph. C. would be true, except explicit means that the paragraph comes right out and says the main idea. This paragraph did not, and so the answer is D.
The answer to this question would be option C. <em>J</em><u>udy Blume has been a very busy and gifted writer. (explicit) </u>
Explanation:
The main idea is stated at the beginning of the paragraph when the writer says "<em>Judy Blume's career as an American writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards</em>", therefore making the main idea explicit. The rest of the paragraph consists of ideas that <u>reinforce</u> this, i.e her book "tales of a fourth-grade nothing", the three novels for adults that reached the New York Times, etc.
