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Do's and Dont's of Precis Writing

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Do’s and Dont’s of Precis writing

Do’s of Precis Writing

• Start your precis with the main idea so that reader can quickly understand the
essence of the precis.
• He/she will know beforehand as to what should they expect in the written
precis.
• While writing a precis, make a suitable environment where all the points can
be described and discussed equally.
• As the main idea or the essence is established, you can follow it up with
some methods, facts, points, etc.
• As a precis is concise, compress it and make sure that the length is available
for you to retain the important data, keywords, and the concept.
• Removing the irrelevant data or sentence is as important as writing the
relevant points.
• Thus, identify the superfluous data and facts and keep the core idea of the
work only in the precis.
• If you are mentioning anything related to history or any historical data than
make sure that it is written in the past tense only.
• Also, remember to put the purpose as to why you are writing a precis in the
writing piece.
• This will help the reader understand what you wrote in the precis.
Dont’s of Precis Writing

• A precis writing is a formal way of writing a shorter form of the given


paragraph.
• So, even though you have read and understood the Precis well, do not form
your own opinions.
• You cannot insert your own remarks and criticism in a precis.
• Always take the fact and data that is given in the paragraph only.
• 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.
• Avoid being jerky. This will show that you have not understood the passage
properly and have started writing a precis.
How Good a Precis Can Be?
Now that we have understood what things you should do and what things you
shouldn’t while doing a precis, let’s understand what a good precis is? That is to
say what things should be included for a good precis? A good one should include
this rules of precis writing.

• It should be precise and clear


• A precis writing is not just lifting the words from the original paragraph
• It should be written in a precise manner in your own words
• It should be a summary or a miniature version of the original paragraph
• 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
When all of these above points are understood and used in a precis, a good precis
is bound to be written.

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