CHAPTER 1
BACKGROUND
A. INTRODUCTION
Before we discuss how to find an implied main idea, you have to know what the
main idea is in the first place. The main idea of a paragraph is the point of the passage,
minus all the details. It's the big picture—the Solar System vs. The planets. The
football game vs. The fans, cheerleaders, quarterback, and uniforms. The Oscars vs
Actors, the red carpet, designer gowns, and films. It's the summary.
B. FORMULATION OF THE PROBLEM
From the above background problems can be formulated as follows :
1. What is the implied main idea ?
2. How to find the implied main idea?
3. How the strategy of main idea?
C. PURPOSE
1. To know what is implied main idea.
2. To know how to find implied main idea.
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CHAPTER II
DISCUSSION
A. IMPLIED MAIN IDEA.
1. What is the implied main idea
Have you ever looked everywhere for something, only to find it sitting right in front of
you the whole time? Searching endlessly for something you know is there can be
extremely frustrating. This is also true in a situation where you're trying to figure out what
someone is talking about. If we have to really try to figure out what people are talking
about, it probably means they're using an implied main idea, or the primary point of a
sentence or passage that is not clearly stated, but instead deduced from surrounding
details.
Of course, the main idea of a sentence or passage is its primary point or argument. And
in everyday conversation, we tend to state our main ideas clearly, not wanting anyone to be
distracted or confused. For instance, this lesson's primary point is to talk about implied
main ideas, and everywhere you look here, you should be able to find clear evidence of
that fact. We might digress here and there to discuss particular details, but it's always
evident that we're talking about implied main ideas. But how do we find implied main
ideas when they're not the center of attention?
Sometimes, a reader will get lucky and the main idea will be a stated main idea, where
the main idea is easy to find because it's written directly in the text. However, many of the
passages you'll read on a standardized test like the SAT or GREwill have an implied main
idea, which is a little trickier. If the author doesn't directly state the main idea of the text,
it's up to you to infer what the main idea is.
Finding the implied main idea is easier if you think of the passage as a box. Inside the
box, is a random group of stuff (the details of the passage). Pull each item from the box
and try to figure out what they each have in common, kind of like the game Tri-Bond.
Once you've figured out what the common bond is among each of the items, you'll be able
to summarize the passage in a snap.
B. How To Find the Implied Main Idea
1. Read the passage of text
2. Ask this question to yourself: "What do each of the details of the passage have in
common?"
3. In your own words, find the common bond among all the details of the passage and
the author's point about this bond.
4. Compose a short sentence stating the bond and what the author says about the
bond.
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Step 1: Read the Implied Main Idea Example:
When you're with your friends, it's okay to be loud and use slang. They'll expect it
and they aren't grading you on your grammar. When you're standing in a boardroom or
sitting for an interview, you should use your best English possible, and keep your tone
suitable to the working environment. Try to gauge the personality of the interviewer and
the setting of the workplace before cracking jokes or speaking out of turn. If you're ever in
a position to speak publicly, always ask about your audience, and modify your language,
tone, pitch and topic based on what you think the audience's preferences would be. You'd
never give a lecture about atoms to third-graders!
Step 2: What's the Common Thread?
In this case, the author is writing about hanging out with friends, going on an
interview, and speaking publicly, which, at first glance, don't seem to relate to each other
that much. If you find a common bond among all them, though, you'll see that the author is
giving you different situations and then telling us to speak differently in each setting (use
slang with friends, be respectful and quiet in an interview, modify your tone publicly). The
common bond is speaking, which will have to be part of the implied main idea.
Step 3. Summarize the Passage
A sentence like "Different situations requires different kinds of speech" would fit
perfectly as the implied main idea of that passage. We had to infer that because the
sentence doesn't appear anywhere in the paragraph. But it was easy enough to find this
implied main idea when you looked at the common bond uniting each idea.
There are several ways to find the implied main idea. Below are just some of many
strategies.
Strategy 1: Add necessary information (normally the topic) to a sentence in the
paragraph that almost shares the main idea.
Strategy 2: Combine two separate sentences in a paragraph into a one sentence to
develop the main idea.
Strategy 3: Summarize supporting details into one general sentence to serve as the
main idea.
C. How The Strategy Of Main Idea.
Strategy 1: Add Needed Information
Many times, the main idea is present but the topic is replaced with another noun or
pronoun. Look at the example paragraph. The implied main idea is underlined and bold for
you.
= Dogs are friendly. Dogs love to play. Dogs like to eat food and run. Everyone
should own one.
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The topic of this paragraph is dogs. The last sentence in the paragraph above is the
main idea. However, the word dog is not used in the last paragraph. The author replaces
the word dog with the noun one. The wordone means dog in this context. In order to
develop the main idea, the reader would need to know to replace the noun one with dog.
Strategy 2: Combining Separate Sentences
Sometimes them main idea is spread over two sentences. In this case, the sentences
need to be combined in order to develop the main idea. Look at the example paragraph.
The implied main idea is underlined and bold for you.
= It is important that people own dogs. It is also important that people love their
dogs. Consider that dogs are friendly. They love to play. Finally, dogs like to eat food and
run.
This paragraph has two main points in two sentence as shown above. In order to create
an implied main idea, we combine these two sentences into one. Below is the answer
It is important that people own and love their dogs.
The rest of the paragraph is supporting details that explain why people should own and
love dogs.
Strategy 3: Summarize Supporting Details
In some instances, an author will develop a paragraph that is only supporting details.
The author never shares nor even implies a main idea. The reader must derive the point by
examining the details. Below is an example. Nothing is bold or underline because there is
no answer anywhere in the paragraph.
= Dogs are cute. Dogs are funny. Dogs love to play. Dog like to eat. Why would
anyone not want a dog?
In order to develop the main idea, we have to find a way to summarize this
information. There are many different answers. One potential answer would be to count
the number of supporting details and determine what they have in common. Look at the
following potential answer
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CHAPTER III
CLOSING
A. CONCLUSION
The implied main idea must be derived by the reader. This requires knowing the
different strategies to do this. These strategies are particularly useful for people who are
struggling with their reading.
B. SUGGESTION
Similarly, we can describe the material that is the subject of this proposal, of course,
there are still many shortcomings and weaknesses, because they lack the knowledge and
the lack of reference or the reference has to do with the title of this proposal. Author much
hope dear readers, providing constructive criticism and suggestions for the perfect
proposal to the author in the writing of the proposal in the next opportunities.
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