Main Idea and Concise Sentences

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Which phrase is NOT concise in the following: The era in which we must aggressively defent our woodlands has, for all intents and purposes, passed.

Which phrase in the following sentences is NOT concise: All things considered, Connecticut's woodland are in better shape now than ever before.

Which phrase is NOT concise in the following: Woodlands have grown in area because of the fact that fact that farmers have abandoned their fields.

What's the main idea in the following: New trade routes passed through lands occupied by the Soninke. People called their chiefs ghana. The land became known as Ghana.Chiefs taxed goods that traveled the land. By the 8th cent. trade made Ghana rich.

Which phrase is NOT concise in the following: All things considered, Connecticut's woodlands are in better shape now than ever bfore.

Which phrase is NOT concise in the following: Our woodlands are coming back by virtue of the fact that our eceonomy has shifted its emphasis.

Which phrase is NOT concise in the following: Major forest areas are coming back by means of natural processes.

What are the three common ways to find the main idea in a paragraph?