Question

Which statement is true about supporting details in a text?

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter B. It may be necessary to read through a text more than once to identify the details that support or develop the main idea. The statement is true about supporting details in a text is that it may be necessary to read through a text more than once to identify the details that support or develop the main idea. Supporting details should explain what the main idea is.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

A text contains facts and statements that help us understand the topic at hand. To clarify and expand on this main idea, the writer can add supporting details.

Details are divided into major and minor. The major details  are the primary points that support the main idea. However, texts often contain minor  details as well.

Because of the great amount of detail that can be found in texts, readers may need to read through them more than once to idently all the supporting details that they may contain.