Which is true of the controlling idea in a historical text?

Explanation:

"The following statements are applicable to the controlling idea of a text:

1. IT INCLUDES THE TOPIC OF THE TEXT.

2. IT INCLUDES THE AUTHOR'S VIEWPOINTS.

3. IT IS THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE OF THE TEXT.

4. IT IS COMPARABLE TO THE THEME FOR A WORK OF FICTION.

In essay writing, controlling idea refers to the main idea in the essay and it identifies the author's purpose in writing a particular essay or text. The controlling idea of a text is made up of an author's opinion about a particular topic. Generally, the controlling idea of a text provides a kind of framework from which readers can interpret the message that a text present."

pan-africanism or pan-africanism is a political, philosophical, cultural and social movement that promotes african twinning, the defense of the rights of african people and the unity of africa under a single sovereign state, for all africans, both africa as of the african diasporas.

d) all choices are correct