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mwit1967

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What is the term used for the main idea of a paragraph? What is the term
  for the statement in which the main idea is stated?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is meant by collaborate as it applies to writing?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

The main idea of a paragraph is called the topic. The term for the
statement in which the main idea is stated is the topic sentence.

Answer to Question 2

As it applies to writing, collaborate means that the writer works with one
or more other persons to produce a piece of writing.



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