Précis Writing / Precise Writing and Summary Writing (Unit four)
Summarization Techniques Summary Writing Writing a piece of writing in a small format without changing the meaning is called summary writing. In other words a summary is a gist or central idea of what a piece of writing says. However, summary is flexible enough and it gives a lot of liberty to the writer. There is no fixed length of a summary. Sometimes a summary may be bigger than its original piece especially in case of poems. The technique of precise writing is used to summarize a piece of writing. Precise Writing Precise writing involves rewriting a sentence using minimum number of words without change in the meaning e.g. Look at the following sentence:- The cricket match ended in such a situation in which no side could win. The above sentence may be rewritten in precise form (using minimum number of words without changing the meaning) as:- The cricket match ended in a draw. Or The cricket match was a tie. Or The crick...