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Question
Which of the following is the role of supporting details in a text?(1 point)
Responses

to give information about topics related to the main topic
to give information about topics related to the main topic

to help the reader understand the central idea
to help the reader understand the central idea

to give the author's opinion about a topic
to give the author's opinion about a topic

to show the reader how to find more details about the topic in other texts
to show the reader how to find more details about the topic in other texts

The correct answer is: to give information about topics related to the main topic.

The role of supporting details in a text is to give information about topics related to the main topic and to help the reader understand the central idea.