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The purpose of a summary is to "pack" a large amount of information into a very short description. When you are asked to write a summary, you are expected to help your readers by focusing on the main facts or ideas and leaving out the less important details.

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Summaries Can Save Time

 

A good summary does not try to cover every detail or reproduce the experience of reading a report. A summary should serve as a general overview that gives the reader the major points. In order to write a useful summary, you have to find the right balance between leaving out most of the details while giving enough information to help readers to understand what happened if they have not read the original version. For readers who have already read the original version, the purpose of a summary is to give them the information they need to help them remember the main ideas.

What are the main purposes of a summary? Choose 2 correct answers.

to help someone remember the main points of a report or story

to explain the main points to someone who has not read the original report or story

to completely rewrite a report or story