Question

PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?

Answer 1

Answer:

While colleges claim that their goal is educating, they are usually more focused on making a profit from the tuition students pay.

Explanation:

Generally, the first sentece of an essay (any type of it) is called the topic sentence where the main topic is written. Although it is located at the beginning of the text, it can be written in the first two or three sentences of it. The function of the topic sentence is summarize the main idea of the text. Then, this main idea is developed in the body of the text.