Précis Practice
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✍️ Write Your Précis
Reduce the passage to approximately one-third of its original length. Preserve all key ideas. Write in your own words. Do not copy sentences directly from the original.
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📋 Rules of Précis Writing
One-Third Length
A précis should be approximately one-third the length of the original passage.
Own Words
Do not copy sentences from the original. Rephrase all ideas in your own language.
Main Ideas Only
Retain all essential points. Remove illustrations, examples, and repetitions.
Coherent Prose
Write in continuous prose, not bullet points. Usually one or two paragraphs.
Third Person
Always write in the third person, even if the original uses first person.
Past Tense
Use simple past tense throughout your précis regardless of the original's tense.