PRECIS-WRITING
Precis
is a French word which means summary and it is pronounced as “Pressee”.
Precis
/ summary is the reduction of the longer passage to small and short one in one’s
own words but the précis should convey the same message as given in the
original passage. The theme of the
original paragraph or passage should be reflected fully in the précis and it
should be lucid, brief and complete in all aspects, meaning thereby that the
concept of the original passage could be grasped from the summary. All the main points from the original passage
should completely be discussed and expressed in the précis as it is the gist
and main theme of the passage.
Précis writing is a skill which
is obtained by practice. There are no specific pre-determined rules or
principles for précis writing but following some points are to be kept in mind
while summarizing the passage.
1.
Properly read out the passage again and again to understand
the theme and idea of the passage.
2.
Point out the main ideas and points given in the passage and
note them.
3.
Precis is always written in “indirect form” and “third
person” is used while summarizing.
4.
It should be one third of the original passage and in one
single paragraph.
5.
The words used in the original passage can be changed to other
familiar words which are easy to understand and gives the same meanings in more
suitable way if possible; otherwise if no substitutes are available then the
words used in the original passage are to be used.
6.
The précis should be written in the way that it gives the
main theme of the passage and no addition should be made to it from one’s own
side as well as no comments are to be given.
7.
It should give the idea which the original passage is describing.
8.
It should be continuous and clear and also check it again
after writing for deletion of un-necessary words and statements if there.
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