What are supporting ideas in a text?
A. the main point of the article
B. the intended audience
C. the concluding remarks
D. details that reinforce the main idea
A paragraph contains facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full understanding of the main idea. They clarify, illuminate, explain, describe, expand and illustrate the main idea and are supporting details.
To simply put it, your main idea is supported by the supporting ideas. Supporting ideas could be reasons that strengthen the argument or claim made by the main idea, or just evidence that enhances the main idea.
