I. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back E The main idea of a paragraph is usually stated by one of the sentences in the paragraph The main idea sentence is commonly known as a topic sentence”or“ a topic statement”,.It may appear in one of several places in the paragraph. Most frequently the first sentence of a paragraph states the main idea, as is clear from the following example taken from Reading passage a: 上一页 下一页The main idea of a paragraph is usually stated by one of the sentences in the paragraph. The main idea sentence is commonly known as “a topic sentence” or “a topic statement”. It may appear in one of several places in the paragraph. Most frequently the first sentence of a paragraph states the main idea, as is clear from the following example taken from Reading Passage A: Back 上一页 下一页 Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs