What do you think makes it difficult to find the main idea of a passage?

The reason it can be so difficult to pin point a main idea, is because lots of factors play into it. The inferencing , context clues, and supporting evidence are all key roles. When someone is analyzing a text they have to break it down and hunt for the points of the main idea. The author doesn't come right out and say "this is the main idea" you have to find it for yourself.

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her eyes water as she let her go

her mothers hand goes limp

face white and pale

lips blue and stale

she is gone

sadness fills her body

she collapses to her knees

as her mothers disease leaves the girl alone

the correct answer is d