PRECIS WRITING AND ITS RULES

 PRECIS WRITING

PRECIS WRITNIG MEANS A SHORT SUMMARY OF A GIVEN PARAGRAPH.

PRECIS WRITING AND ITS RULES:

• Precis is a short summary of a paragraph and you need to follow a particular set of rules and that is why it is important to understand the Rules of precis writing. 
• It should be precise and clear and in your own words. 
• A precis writing is not just lifting the words from the original paragraph 
• It should be one third of the original length. 
• The precis must be logically connected and should have a good flow of words 
• It should be coherent and for this, it can use the linking words such as and, because, therefore, etc. 
• A precis should have an appropriate title and the order ideas need to be original 
• The details found in the precis must match the details found in the paragraph.

PRECIS WRITING RULES:

• Removing the irrelevant data or sentence is as important as writing the relevant points. 
• A precis writing is a formal way of writing a shorter form of the given paragraph.
• So do not write your own opinions and ideas. 
• You cannot insert your own remarks and criticism in a precis. 
• Also, during a precis writing, you cannot insert a question. If for any reason you need to insert make it in the form of a statement. 
• For a precis writing, avoid using contractions and abbreviations. 
• Write the full form of any given words only.

When all of these above points are understood and used in a precis, a good precis is bound to be written.