Which sentence does not support the main idea? The greatest gift the Sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. The Sumerians were a wealthy people. They needed some way to keep track of what they owned. They began drawing pictures. They used a reed as a pen. They drew on soft pieces of clay. The soft clay was then dried in the sun. The tablet became a permanent record. Later, the Sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. This kind of writing is called cuneiform. By putting symbols together, the Sumerians could write entire sentences. A. They needed some way to keep track of what they owned. B. The greatest gift the Sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. C. The Sumerians were a wealthy people. D. Later, the Sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols.
The sentence that does not support the main idea of this text is C. The Sumerians were a wealthy people. In general, the text is about the invention of writing and how it developed throughout the years. Whether the Sumerians were wealthy people or not, this fact does not add information that results relevant for the evolution of the invention of writing.
