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    Précis Writing

    Writing a précis means making an intelligent summary of a long passage. To write a


    précis one should have a clear understanding of the passage: only then one will be able to
    include all the essential points and tips and tricks of essay examples in the précis.

    Some general considerations:


     Learn with shortening in your words, text of written work useful writing tips,
    essential thoughts, ideas or fact on how to write a précis writing format with précis
    writingexamples.wordpress.com.

     It is generally accepted that a précis should be a third of the passage given. If the
    original passage has 300 words, the précis should not be more than 110 words in
    length.

     A précis should be in the language of the précis -writer. The original passage is not to
    be reduced in length by just removing unimportant or unnecessary sentences and by
    reproducing the rest as the précis. It should be a brief gist or summary of the passage
    expressed in the writer’s own words.

     A précis should be full i.e. it should contain all the essential thoughts, ideas or fact in
    the original passage. It should not contain repetitions or observations that are not
    relevant to the main theme of the original.

     A précis is always written in Reported Speech. The passage given may be a speech
    made by a person in Direct Speech, but the précis is to be in Reported Speech and in
    the Third Person and in the Past tense.

    Techniques of Précis – Writing:


    There three kinds of work to be done in producing a clear and successful précis.
    They are Reading, Writing and Revision.
    Reading:
    Read the passage carefully:
    If one reading is not enough to give you a general idea of its meaning, then read it a
    second time. As you read, find out the subject or the theme of the passage and what is said
    about the subject.
    It will be a good thing if you find out the lead or the topic sentence. The lead
    sentence will help you to see the subject clearly. It will also help you to think of a title for
    the précis example.
    Further reading may be necessary at this stage to make sure that the details of the
    passage are also understood. Read the passage more slowly this time, even sentence by
    sentence, and make sure that everything in the passage is understood. If this is not done, it is
    likely that you will miss something important, especially if it is expressed by a short phrase
    or a single word.
    The writer of the précis writing passages has to decide what facts or ideas in the
    passage are essential and what are of secondary or no importance. Taking the main ideas of
    the passages as your point of reference, it should not be too difficult to write out the
    important points in the original in a corner of your writing work sheet.

    Writing:
    You should first prepare a draft of the précis, keeping in mind, the need to reduce he
    original to one-third its length. The main thoughts expressed in the passage, the ideas it
    contains, the opinions presented and the conclusion arrived at should figure in the rough
    draft. Unimportant things like the names of people and places and dates should not figure in
    it.
    It may so happen that your first draft is too long or that it sounds rather jerky. Shorten
    it if necessary and write out a careful second draft during college preparation. Sometimes
    you may need to work out three or even four drafts, but with reasonable care and
    concentration, you should normally succeed in producing good précis writing by the second
    draft.
    Remember that a précis or essay is a connected whole and that it should read
    smoothly and continuously, Get more advice and tips for more study tips for online
    education sites.

    Revision:
    When you have made your second (or final) draft, carefully revise it before writing
    out the fair copy. Look for many mistakes or slips in grammar or spelling and correct them.
    Don’t forget to give your précis a title for précis writing examples.

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