Types of Supporting Detail

ELC501 ENGLISH FOR CRITICAL ACADEMIC WRITING

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Haziq Ghani Asyraf Aripin

2020608038 2020856426
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What is How to identify
supporting detail supporting detail

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Types of
supporting detail
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What is supporting
detail
 Supporting detail ( also known as
support or details ) are sentences
that describe the main idea. the
supporting details explain and offer
further explanation that help you
to understand the main idea
completely.
 A major supporting detail provides essential
information to help the reader understand the
main idea. Whereas a major detail offers primary
support of the main idea, a minor supporting
detail offers more explanation of the major detail.
Minor supporting details are not critical to
understanding the main idea.
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How to identify
supporting details
 Identifying supporting details

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Identify the Watch for clue Watch for
main idea phrases signal words
1. there are many types of .... 1. for example
2. five reasons that... 2. next..
3. two kinds of....
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Types of
Supporting Detail
 Example
a specimen or instance that is
Facts typical of the group or set of
a truth verifiable from which it forms part; sample
experience or
observation
Explanation
a statement or
occurrence that explains
Statistic
any function of a number of
random variables, usually
identically distributed, that may be Expert Opinion
used to estimate a population an expert is the advice or judgment
parameter that they give you in the subject
that they know a lot about
 Rainbow is an arch of colours visible in the sky,
Explanation caused by the refraction and dispersion of the
sun's light by rain or other water droplets in the
atmosphere. The colours of the rainbow are
generally said to be red, orange, yellow, green,
1) Definition blue, indigo, and violet.
short meaning of a concept or a
phenomenon Supporting detail:

- Definition

2) Description - Description
detail meaning of a concept or
phenomenon
 Facts Expert Opinion
Main Idea: Main Idea:
Product X contains safe Product X is effective to clear skin from
ingredients. acne.

Supporting detail:
Supporting detail:
KKM had approved this Dr. Azhan, a dermatologist
product. recommend Product X to people with
acne problem because of the
Statistic effectiveness of the product which
contains ingredients that can reduce
Main Idea: acne.
The users of this product X increases per
year. Example
Main Idea:
Supporting detail:
Product X uses ingredients that can
Statistic shows the increasement of reduce acne…
buyers every year.

Supporting detail:
…such as salicylic acid and benzoyl
peroxide.
 Exercise

Homeless people have many problems. During winter, it is hard to stay

warm and it get too hot in summer. It is also hard to keep things safe
without a house. Worst is the lack of privacy. The statistic shows that the
number of people becoming homeless are increasing over 30% during this
pandemic.
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