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STATED MAIN IDEA - states the main points of the topic .

IMPLIED MAIN IDEA – the main idea is not stated in the sentence but it can be get
by the details given.
MAJOR SUPPORTING DETAILS- describe the main idea but not in details.
MINOR SUPPORTING DETAILS- describing major supporting details specifically.
TYPE OF SUPPORTS :-
1. COMPARISONS in whichone thing is shown to be like another.
2. CONTRASTS in which one things is shown to differ from another.
3. STATISTICS
4. GRAPHS
5. QUOTATIONS from authorities
6. VIVID DESCRIPTIONS

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