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The document explains the distinction between major and minor details in supporting a main idea, using the example of gun ownership. Major details provide general support for the main idea, while minor details offer specific illustrations. It also lists various types of supporting details such as examples, statistics, and personal experiences.

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L2_SupportingDetails

The document explains the distinction between major and minor details in supporting a main idea, using the example of gun ownership. Major details provide general support for the main idea, while minor details offer specific illustrations. It also lists various types of supporting details such as examples, statistics, and personal experiences.

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SUPPORTING DETAILS

INTRODUCTION

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MAJOR AND MINOR DETAILS

• Major details are general ideas that support the main idea of a text.
• Minor details are specifics that illustrate or support the major details.
• For example:
• Not everybody should be allowed to have a gun. This is because, certain people abuse
the privilege of being able to have a gun easily. For example, they use guns to commit
crimes such as robbery and burglary.
• Can you identify (i) the stated main idea, (ii) the major detail, and (iii) the
minor detail?

CONT.

• Not everybody should be allowed to have a gun. This is because, certain people
abuse the privilege of being able to have a gun easily. For example, they use
guns to commit crimes such as robbery and burglary.

• (i) Main idea: Not everybody should be allowed to have a gun.


• (ii) Major detail: …certain people abuse the privilege of being able to have a
gun easily…
• (iii) Minor detail: …they use guns to commit crimes such as robbery and
burglary…

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CONT.

• Major details are general ideas that support the main idea of a text.
• These include reasons, points in an argument, points of comparison, or further
elaboration of a main idea.
• For example:
• This is because, certain people abuse the privilege of being able to have a gun easily.

CONT.

• Minor details are specifics that illustrate or support the major details of a
main idea.
• For example:
• For example, they use guns to commit crimes such as robbery and burglary.
• Specific signal words are used to introduce major and minor details.

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TYPES OF SUPPORTING DETAILS

• Examples
• Illustrations
• Definitions
• Statistics
• Testimonies
• Research findings
• Observations
• Personal experiences
• Historical data

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