"Wow. What is that?" Simon Brimm remembers calling out to his long-time friend, Hillary Green. He and Hillary had been friends s
ince preschool, but they lived in different parts of the state now. They hadn't seen each other all summer. Simon, Hillary, and their families were taking a vacation together before middle school started next week. Zavier Gonzales and his cousins were also vacationing at the seaside that weekend. The wind had picked up and the seas were quite rough as swimmers, water boarders, and surfers struggled to stay afloat. Separated from his family, and adrift on a small raft, it was Xavier that Simon saw bobbing along on the horizon. "He and Hillary had been friends since preschool, but they lived in different parts of the state now." What explicit idea is stated in this sentence?
The explicit idea is stated in this sentence is "The families were still close and enjoyed spending time together. "
Explanation:
In these lines from "Kids Save the Day—'Heroes' Deemed by Coast Guard!" the author mentions that Simon and Hillary have been friends since they were kids and it is also mentioned that they keep in touch and ,in fact, they took a brief vacation of a week with their families at the beach, this means that not only the two friends are close but the complete two families are.
