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THE MAIN IDEA

THE MAIN IDEA. 1. Present By: Anisa Dian Pertiwi 2012002084 (6A). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 2. What is the main idea?. What is the function of the main idea?. Where is the locating of main idea?. How to find the main idea?. Exercise. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 3.

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THE MAIN IDEA

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  1. THE MAIN IDEA 1 Present By: AnisaDian Pertiwi 2012002084 (6A) 12345678910

  2. 2 What is the main idea? What is the function of the main idea? Where is the locating of main idea? How to find the main idea? Exercise 12345678910

  3. 3 What is the main idea? The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about. 12345678910

  4. 4 What is the function of the main idea? The main idea helps readers remember important information. 12345678910

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  6. No, an author can choose several locations to express the main idea, but it is usually in the first sentence.   The author may choose to express the main idea in the last sentence of a paragraph. 6 Is the main idea always stated in the first sentence of a paragraph? 12345678910

  7. How to find the main idea? 7 12345678910

  8. 8 12345678910 • Preview Look for meaning clues in introductions, titles, chapter headings, subheadings, bold words, boxed information, pictures, charts, and graphs. • Read Read the entire text, looking for the general idea or ideas being presented. Re-read to find and highlight key words and concepts. • Focus Focus on individual paragraphs within the text, starting at the beginning. Generally, each paragraph in a piece of writing about a topic is a group of sentences dealing with one idea related to that topic.

  9. 9 12345678910 • Look for transition words Words and phrases such as "thus," "first," "next," "however," and "in addition," often indicate shifts in thought and signal the presence of examples and supporting details. • Identify the most general statement Sometimes the main idea of a paragraph is directly stated in a sentence, called the topic sentence of the paragraph. • Look for supporting evidence and discussion Sometimes the main idea is not directly stated in one sentence but is implied or suggested by all of the sentences in the paragraph.

  10. Exercise 1 10 A Traffic Accident There was a traffic accident in front of my house yesterday. It happened at about three of clock in the afternoon. It was between a bus and a motorcycle. I was playing in the yard, and I saw a bus coming from the west. The bus was very fast. Suddenly a motorcycle crossed the road. The bus driver did not have time to stop his bus and the accident happened. The bus driver got off the bus. He wanted to help the motorist. The motorist was injured. She could not walk. A few minutes later two policemen came. The main idea of this paragraph above is…… Answer : There was a traffic accident in front of my house. 12345678910

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