All comprehension revolves around the reader s ability to answer two important questions.
In reading, this term is synonymous with a Stated Main Idea Sentence . The topic sentence or stated main idea sentence guides or controls what can be expressed in the paragraph. Sometimes an author may choose to only hint or suggest the topic and main idea rather than providing a topic sentence or stated main idea sentence. An Implied Main Idea is a sentence the reader composes rather than a statement found in the selection. This reader developed sentence provides the same information as a topic or stated main idea sentence.