(1)Nasturtiums, a type of flower, have been used as a vegetable in America for a

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(1)Nasturtiums, a type of flower, have been used as a vegetable in America for a long time. (2) Early American gardeners began to cultivate the nasturtium as an edible plant shortly after it arrived from its native Peru. (3) In the mid-eighteenth century the showy plant was a popular vegetable. (4) The spicy blossoms and leaves went into salads and sandwich spreads. (5) Their taste resembles watercress. (6) The plant seeds were pickled and used as a substitute for capers. (7) Nasturtiums are still eaten today. Sentence number of main idea (1)During hibernation body temperature drops and the body cells need less oxygen. (2) Dr. Henry Swan conducted studies to find a way to induce sleep in humans that is like the hibernation of some animals. (3) Dr. Swan, a heart surgeon, began studying the brains of hibernating squirrels in 1960. (4) Later, he researched the African lungfish. (5) This fish has been known to stay dormant for two years in dry mud. (6) Eventually, rains return it to normal life. (7) Dr. Swan extracted what he thinks is a hormone from the lungfish. (8) Injected with this hormone, rats became slovw and refused food for a day. (9) Now, the use of this hormone for inducing hibernating sleep in humans is being Sentence number of main idea (1)Petroglyphs - pictures carved into stone- and pictographs -pictures painted on stone -can be found in eastern Arizona and Utah. (2) The oldest panels depict hunters using a primitive spear-throwing device. (3) Other panels show the bow and arrow that was used in the Southwest around A.D. 300. (4) Navajo and Ute art reflects the history of the Spanish invasions. (5) Horses, cattle, and other domesticated animals are pictured. (6) The wheel, European fruit trees, symbols of the Christian religion, and Spanish-Moorish designs appear a bit later (7) The swords and firearms of the invaders are pictured with them. (8) These panels of ancient art provide information about the history of cultures that date from very early times. Sentence number of main idea

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To find the main idea of the paragraph, first find the topic that the paragraph is talking about and then summarise the entire paragraph in just one sentence. Usually, the writer conveys the main idea in the first and the last sentences.

Lets look at the examples :-

1.Topic - Nasturtiums

2.Main Idea - It is in the first sentence that Nasturtium has been used as a vegetable in America for a long time.

So the sentence number of main idea is 1.

2.Topic - Hibernation

Main idea - It is in the first sentence that during hibernation body temperature drops and the body cells need less oxygen.

So the sentence number of main idea is 1

3. Topic - Ancient art

Main idea -It is in the last sentence that the panels ancient art provide information about the history of cultures that date from very early time.

So the sentence number of main idea is 8.

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