A student reads a science article and writes: 'This article is about climate.' Her teacher says she identified the topic, not the main idea. What is the difference?
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A
There is no difference; topic and main idea are the same thing.
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B
The topic names the subject; the main idea states a specific claim or point about that subject.
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C
The topic is always longer than the main idea.
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D
The main idea must include statistics to be valid.