How To Write SUMMARY?

Hello friends,

In this blog I am going to mention about summary writing. You know that summary writing is a skill. It is involved in 10th std activity sheet for 5 marks. So let's understand few tips of writing summary.

• What is a SUMMARY?

• A Summary is a shortened passage, which retains the essential information of the original. It is a fairly brief restatement-in your own words of the contents of a passage.

• Remember, how to write summary :

• Use the following Tips:-

• Shorten the text in such a way that all facts are in the summary.

• Leave out examples, evaluations and interpretations.

• Skim the text. You should know what is the main content of it.

• Read the headline carefully.

• Read the text again to understand
• more details.You must have understood the whole text.

• Eliminate unessessary words repetition.

• Eliminate personal ideas and inferences.

• Make notes (use keywords). Underline important words in the text.

• Form sentences with the help of your keywords. These sentences should reflect the main content of the text.

• Connect the sentences using suitable conjunctions.

•  The first sentence should describe the main content of the text.

• Use Simple Present or Simple Past.

• Understand the purpose - of the passage is it to inform, to èntertain, to express and to influence.

• Turn complex sentences into simple sentences 

Ex.
 She received a welcome that was as warm as stove.
She received a warm welcome.

• Combine the sentence 

Ex.
Hurry up. if you don't, you will miss school bus.
Hurry up or you'll miss the school bus.

• Write sentences in Reported speech.

• Avoid direct quotation.

• Sometimes you have to change the persons.

• Check your summary.
• Conclude with a summing up sentences 
• Watch out for spelling mistakes.