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Directions:Date:Pretend that the sentences below were taken from students’ reports about animals.
Identify each as a topic sentence(main idea) or a supporting sentence(detail).- The spider monkey is a small
and agile member of the
primate family.
_________________________- A zebra can run as fast as 45
miles per hour.
_________________________- Beetles can be both helpful
and harmful to farmers.
_________________________- Alligators differ from
crocodiles in a number
of ways.
_________________________- Every tiger claims its own
territory.
_________________________- The horse’s teeth never stop
growing.
_________________________- Frogs can take in water
through their skin.
_________________________- Whales are divided into two
groups—toothed and baleen.
_________________________- Sloths rarely venture down
onto the ground.
_________________________- The toucan is a variety of
bird known for its large
colorful bill.
_________________________- Giant pandas feed mainly
on bamboo.
_________________________- Of the seventeen kinds of
penguins, the Emperor
penguin is the largest.
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