Question

What is the main benefit of a summary as compared to a paraphrase? 1. A summary does not require a citation. 2. A summary keeps the structure and sequence of the original. 3. A summary is brief and focuses only on main ideas. 4. A summary includes more detail than a paraphrase.

Answer 1

Answer: 3. A summary is brief and focuses only on main ideas.

Explanation: When you paraphrase, you take a statement and you restate it including exactly the same information but changing the words and structure. If you compare a paraphrase with a summary, you will find that a benefit of the summary is that it restate a piece of writing but in a brief way. A summary just focuses on the main ideas and it does not include every single piece of information from the original text.

Answer 2

4. A summary includes more detail than a paraphrase.

When you paraphrase you do not include very specific details, but when writing a summary it is more detailed.