What is the difference between a central idea and a main idea

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Dyer

7 October, 03:42

What is the difference between a central idea and a main idea

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Carley Murillo · Answer 1

The main idea is what the text is mostly about and the central idea is what the whole text is about.

Jared Snyder · Answer 2

The main idea is what something is mostly about. Main ideas are typically found in a literary passage. Central ideas are found in an informational text. The theme is the lesson or message that the writer wants to get across in his or her story.