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What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

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Question added by JOEVANNIE Pagaura , TEACHER I , DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Date Posted: 2014/02/01
Amir Ageeb
by Amir Ageeb , Content Senior Specialist , Elm Company

Paraphrasing means rewording; it means rewriting something (written or spoken) in different words aiming to express the meaning of (something), and achieve greater clarification.

 

Summarising on the other hand focuses on giving a brief statement of the main points of (something), which may also require rephrasing.

Jana Dobrotkova
by Jana Dobrotkova , English Editor , APCO Worldwide

Paraphrasing is saying something in different words, summarising is making a summary (a shortened, condensed version) out of it.

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