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Stated Main Idea Example:
Because the Internet exists in a world that is already regulated with policies
and laws, government officials, upholders of current laws and the voice of the
people, should be ultimately responsible for the regulation of the Internet. With
this responsibility comes the enormous task of managing the protection of First
Amendment rights along with honoring social and public interests across the
world. That being said, the ultimate responsibility still rests in the hands of Internet
users who vote – they, along with the officials elected to serve them, make up the
global community. Voters have the ability to elect responsible individuals to the
appropriate posts, and the elected officials have the responsibility to act on the
will of the people..
The main idea here is "…government officials…should be ultimately
responsible for the regulation of the Internet." That is a stated main idea because
it is directly written in the text, and it full encapsulates the passage's meaning as
a whole.
After you learn about stated main idea, it’s now the time to know about
unstated main idea or implied Main Idea. 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 will 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.
When you want to identify implied main idea, you have to read the passage
of text, ask this question to yourself: "What do each of the details of the passage
have in common?" In your own words, find the common bond among all the
details of the passage and the author's point about this bond. Compose a short
sentence stating the bond and what the author says about the bond.

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

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