Read the following body paragraph from an essay about the steps to follow when writing an essay:
If you do not cite your sources when you write an essay or report, it will appear that you have either deliberately or
accidentally stolen someone else's ideas or work. Plagiarism is a very serious offense in both school and work. You risk being
thrown out of college or fired from a job for it. The importance of properly citing your sources cannot be emphasized enough,
because the consequences of failure can be brutal.
Which of the sentences below functions as the main point?
The importance of properly citing your sources cannot be emphasized enough, because the consequences of failure can be
O
brutal.
O Plagiarism is a very serious offense in both school and work.
O You risk being thrown out of college or fired from a job for it.
O
If you do not cite your sources when you write an essay or report, it will appear that you have either deliberately or
accidentally stolen someone else's ideas or work.