Highborn Elizabethan women lived difficult, suffocating lives with many rules and few choices. In the sentence, the writer describes the central idea.

a general opinion.

a supporting detail.

the author’s purpose.

In the sentence, the writer describes:

A. the central idea.

Explanation:

We can define central idea as a declarative sentence whose purpose is to state the main topic of, for instance, an essay or a speech. That topic will be developed and supported with evidence and details throughout the work. A central idea can express a fact as well as an opinion.

The sentence we are analyzing here is an example of a central idea. It states the topic this author will develop. According to him/her, Elizabethan women had oppressive lives. His/her work will expand this topic and support it with historical evidence.

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explanation:

in other words

to put it differently

for one thing

as an illustration

in this case

for this reason

to put it another way

that is to say

with attention to

by all means

important to realize

another key point

first thing to remember

most compelling evidence

must be remembered

point often overlooked

to point out

on the positive side

on the negative side

with this in mind

notably

including

like

to be sure

namely

chiefly

truly

indeed

certainly

surely

markedly

such as

especially

explicitly

specifically

expressly

surprisingly

frequently

significantly

particularly

in fact

in general

in particular

in detail

for example

for instance

to demonstrate

to emphasize

to repeat

to clarify

to explain

to enumerate