Read this passage: Funland owner Wyatt Martinez is very proud of the amusement park he helped his father build. As a child Marti
nez watched his father run Funland and dreamed of turning it into the 110-acre park it is today. After business school, Martinez began to plan for Funland's expansion. Less than six years later, Funland was named one of the top five amusement parks in the country. Martinez hopes to one day pass ownership of Funland down to his children. His greatest wish is to see Funland continue to grow and be a destination for families from all over the country. What is the main idea of this paragraph? A. The growth of Funland's size and popularity B. The history of how Martinez's father began Funland C. Wyatt Martinez and his relationship with Funland D. Martinez's future plans for expanding Funland
C. Wyatt Martinez and his relationship with Funland
Explanation:
The text talks about the origins and growth of Funland, as well as Martinez's future plans for the amusement park, but mostly focusing on Wyatt Martinez's relationship with it: the text talks about how he watched his father ran it, he helped built it, made plans for expanding it, and nowadays he hopes to pass it down to his children and wishes to see it continue to grow. Therefore, we can summarize that the main idea or most important thought of this paragraph is Wyatt Martinez and his relationship with Funland.
It demonstrates that you have thoroughly explored the topic, and that you are aware of alternate points of view. By addressing or refuting the counterclaims logically, you gain credibility for your argument.
