Question

1. what question should you ask to determine if a piece of information is a supporting detail? \does this information provide evidence or explain the main idea?\ \is this detail part of the introduction?\ \can this detail be ignored?\ \is this information exciting?\

Explanation:

Supporting details provide evidence or explanations for the main idea. The other options are not relevant to identifying supporting details.

Answer:

"Does this information provide evidence or explain the main idea?"