Implied Main Ideas

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Implied Main Ideas

• Understanding the main point when
• there is no topic sentence.

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What is an implied main idea?

• Often, a list of suggestions has no stated main
  idea.
  
• First, find the topic
• Then see what the main suggestion is.
• We understand the implied main idea by
  distinguishing between general and specific ideas.

What is implied when the military uses injections
?
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What is an implication?

• An implication is a another word for a mere
  suggestion.
  
• It is something that is not directly stated, but
  only indirectly referred to.
  
• In other words, implications represent inferences
  based on significant clues.

What is Chemco suggesting about smog?
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Can you find the implied main idea?

• I use the American English taught me by Irish
  nuns. I have an Indian face, but I use a Spanish
  surname as well as my California first name,
  Richard. You might wonder about the complexity of
  historical factors, the collision of centuries
  that creates Richard Rodriguez. My brownness is
  the illustration of that collision, or the bland
  memorial of it. I stand before you as an
  Impure-American, an Ambiguous-American.

• Which main idea does the passage at the left
  imply?
  
• a. Richard is an common American.
• b. Richard lives in California.
• c. Richard is a Hispanic male.
• d. Richard is a complex person.
• How did you find the answer?

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• Texans say Mexicans were easily defeated in
  battle because we are neither pure Indian nor
  pure Spaniard. Yet Mexicans say that Mexico, the
  country of my ancestry, joined two worlds, two
  competing armies. Jose Vasconcelos, the Mexican
  educator, describes us as the cosmic race. In
  Mexico is a predominant population of mixed-race
  people. Also, once the slave had been freed in
  Mexico, the incidence of marriage between Indian
  and African people there was greater than in any
  other country in the Americas and has not been
  equaled since.

• Which main idea does the passage at the left
  imply?
  
• a. Mexicans are the pure Americans.
• b. Mexicans are complex people.
• c. Mexicans live in California.
• d. Mexicans are Europeans.
• How did you find the answer?

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• An interviewer once asked me how I thought of
  myself. As an American? Or Hispanic? I answered
  that I am Chinese because I live in a Chinese
  city and I want to be Chinese. Some
  Chinese-American people in the Richmond and
  Sunset districts of San Francisco paint their
  houses in odd colors lime green, rose reds,
  pumpkin. But I have lived in a Chinese city for
  so long that I prefer all the inventions of this
  Chinese Mediterranean. I see photos or
  documentary footage of rural China, and I see
  what I recognize as home.

• What mainly does the author imply about himself?
• a. He is only Hispanic.
• b. He likes Chinese food.
• c. He is becoming Chinese.
• d. He speaks Chinese fluently.
• How did you find the answer?

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• Always warm up before attempting any strength
  training exercises. Failure to warm up can cause
  injuries to cold muscles. Remember to use proper
  lifting procedures for safety sake. In addition,
  to avoid harm, make sure that you have a spotter
  with you if you are using free weights.  You can
  also avoid injury by working within your limits
  and avoiding the need to show off.

• Which main idea does the passage at the left
  imply?
  
• a. To avoid injury in training, use safe
  precautions.
  
• b. Lifting weights can be dangerous.
• c. Get stronger by enduring pain.
• d. Know your limits in all things.
• How did you find the answer?

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• One technique to manage stress is self-hypnosis.
  Another relaxation technique is the relax
  response.  In this method, one learns how to
  quiet the body and mind.  Still another way to
  manage stress is progressive muscular
  relaxation.  This is a procedure in which muscles
  are contracted and relaxed in a systematic way. 
  Further techniques include yoga, quieting, and
  diaphragmatic breathing.

• Which main idea is implied by the several
  details?
  
• a. No one knows the best way to relax.
• b. If you can relax, you will feel OK.
• c. Relaxing takes time and practice.
• d. There are a number of stress management
  techniques.

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• People who are way too heavy or obese are likely
  to develop type II, non-insulin dependent
  diabetes. In fact, it is found that 90 of obese
  people develop the disease. Seventy percent of
  the very overweight people will develop heart
  trouble and 33 also develop hypertension. Colon
  and breast cancers are even associated with
  obesity.

• Which main idea does the passage at the left
  imply?
  
• The way to get sick is to get fat.
• Obesity leads to many diseases.
• Diabetes comes from being sadly overweight.
• No one likes you very much if you become obese.

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• Eliminating cigarettes cuts the risk of
  cardiovascular disease.  Increasing activity is
  another change that will reduce chances of
  developing heart disease.  Another risk factor
  for heart disease is blood cholesterol level.  If
  we change our eating habits, we can lower the
  level of cholesterol in the blood, thus reducing
  our risk of disease.  The last controllable risk
  factor is high blood pressure, a risk factor than
  can be cut through lifestyle changes.

• Which main idea is implied by the several
  details?
  
• a. There is no way to stop heart disease.
• b. Cholesterol can be dangerous.
• c. Heart disease risk can be cut by lifestyle
  changes.
  
• d. Always see your doctor about cardio troubles.

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• After a loved one dies, grieving people
  experience physical discomfort such as shortness
  of breath and tightness of the throat, and
  numbness.   Another common emotion of the
  bereaved is feelings of detachment from others. 
  Still other bereaved people are preoccupied with
  the image of the dead. Some may not be able to
  complete everyday tasks without thinking of their
  lost loved one.  Still other survivors may be
  overcome with feelings of guilt, feeling that
  they neglected or ignored their departed loved
  one.

• Which main idea does the passage at the left
  imply?
  
• Death leaves us feeling uncomfortable.
• Dont worry about the dead.
• Survivors have to deal with it.
• There are many complications after someone dies.

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• When you register for math class, try to select a
  teacher who can explain concepts clearly.  Also,
  find a math teacher who is willing to answer
  student questions in class.  Not all are willing
  to do so.  Try to choose a math teacher who is
  willing to help students after class, better one
  who keeps his or her office hours and one who
  does not frown at the sight of a student at the
  office door. When choosing a math instructor, try
  to find one who gives fair tests and who provides
  good handouts that complement class notes.

• Which main idea is implied by the several
  details?
  
• Consider several points to choose a math
  teacher.
  
• Math teachers are the worst of all.
• When math teachers frown at you, run away fast.
• Find a math teacher who will talk to you.

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• If you are weak in math, take the course
  seriously whether or not the grade will count
  toward your degree.  To makeup for a weak
  background, try to find a teacher who enjoys
  teaching learning support mathematics classes. 
  If your background is weak, make a point to
  attend every class and do all of the assigned
  homework regularly, even if that homework is not
  collected by the instructor. Also, go to the Math
  Lab students who use the math lab generally
  perform better than students who don't. 

• Which main idea does the passage at the left
  imply?
  
• There are some ways to improve in math classes.
• Go to the math lab for serious assistance.
• Learning support math is the best for you.
• Do all of your homework if you dont know how.

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• If you are having trouble with your math
  instructor, do not make an excuse of not doing
  well in the class.  If you cannot understand your
  instructor, ask him to slow down his pace and
  review the textbook's concepts before the teacher
  presents them in class.  If you cannot follow the
  teacher's notes, work with other students in your
  class or refer to the math text's study guide to
  make sense of your notes.  If your math teacher
  will not make time to answer your questions, go
  to the Math Lab, ask another teacher, or get help
  from an A student.

• Which main idea is implied by the several
  details?
  
• Ask any fast math teacher to slow up.
• Learn how to control your math teacher today.
• Study your notes and youll get what hes saying
  there.
  
• There are several ways to deal with a poor math
  teacher.
  
• Get a gun and end the math teacher.

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Can you find the implied main idea?

• Denial is the first stage that dying people
  endure. Many patients refuse to believe they will
  die.  After the denial stage, many have anger.
  They may feel they have been cheated.  This stage
  is often followed by the bargaining stage.  Some
  feel that if they make a bargain with God, they
  will be healed.  When they see that bargaining
  will not work, they enter the next phase,
  depression, leaving close relatives and friends.
  The final stage is acceptance, a phase which
  ensures a sense of peace.

• Which main idea does the passage at the left
  imply?
  
• Dying people go through several stages.
• They feel bad about dying.
• If you can make a deal with God, it can save
  you.
  
• Dying is about leaving family and friends.

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Is there more on implied main ideas?

• The main idea can be implied by a list of
  suggestions in a passage.
  
• First, find the topic
• Then see what the main suggestion is.
• We understand the implied main idea by
  distinguishing between general and specific ideas.

Is the wood cutter one with nature?