Implied main idea examples

1.) E-mail messages should be concise and to the point. Don’t overuse punctuation in your messages especially
exclamation points. A third rule is to use proper grammar and spelling. Another important rule of e-mail etiquette is
not to send personal messages from the office.
2.) The family introduces children to the physical world by providing opportunities to play and to explore objects. The
family also creates bonds for children with their parents and siblings that usually last a lifetime and that serve as
models for relationships in the wider world of neighborhood and school. In addition, within the family, children
experience their first social conflicts. Discipline by parents and arguments with brothers and sisters provide children
with important lessons in compliance and cooperation. Finally, within he family, children learn the language, skills
and social and moral values of their culture.
a. What is the paragraph all about?
b. What are the repeated words in the selection?
c. What are the major details? Major details are often signaled by addition words
3.) Because most students are unmarried, high schools and colleges serve as matchmaking institutions. It is at school
that many young people find their future spouses. Schools also establish social networks. Some adults maintain
friendships from high school and college; others develop networks that benefit their careers. Another function of
school is to provide employment. With 53 million students in grade and high schools, and another 15 million
enrolled in colleges, U.S. education is big business. Primary and secondary schools provide jobs for 2.9 million
teachers, while another million work in colleges and universities. Schools also help stabilize employment. To keep
millions of young people in schools is to keep them out of labor market, protecting the positions of older workers.
Last of all, schools help stabilize society by keeping these millions off the streets, where they might be marching and
protesting in search of unskilled jobs long lost to other nations.

4.) Recycling is a process where something is reused rather than thrown away. Common items that are recycled include
aluminum and steel cans, glass, and newspapers. Recycling can be time-consuming and dirty work. For example,
recyclable objects have to be sorted from trash. Then the objects have to be cleaned. Afterwards, the objects are
turned into materials that can be used by people and companies. Why should people bother to recycle even though
it takes a lot of work?

Recycling helps protect the earth. Recycling means less garbage in landfills. These are places where garbage is taken
and buried. Recycling also helps conserve the earth’s resources. For example, factories use less energy by recycling
steel cans than by making new ones. Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down. Trees are used to make
paper.

Every time you are about to drop a plastic bottle in the garbage, stop and think. Is it worth harming the earth? Your
actions now can help preserve the environment for generations to come.

5.) Sometimes too much of a good thing can become a very bad thing indeed. In an earnest attempt to consume a
healthy diet, dietary supplement enthusiasts have been known to overdose. Vitamin C, for example, long thought to
help people ward off cold viruses, is currently being studied for its possible role in warding off cancer and other
diseases that cause tissue degeneration. Unfortunately, an overdose of vitamin C – more than 10,000 mg. – on a
daily basis can cause nausea and diarrhea. Calcium supplements, commonly taken by women, are helpful in warding
off osteoporosis. More than just a few grams a day, however, can lead to stomach upset and even kidney or bladder
stones. Niacin, proven useful in reducing cholesterol levels, can be dangerous in large doses to those who suffer
from heart problems, asthma, or ulcers