Relier Pairs What is a summary?Version en ligne Summary writing par Acktec PSB 1 Define paraphrasing 2 What must be clearly restated in summary? 3 What is a summary? 4 What should be left out of a summary? 5 What are transitioning words? Words and phrases that show relationships among ideas in sentences, paragraphs, and longer selections. Unnecessary words or ideas Rewrite the main ideas in your own words as briefly as possible The main idea Main ideas or most important information from a group of paragraphs, a chapter, an article, or a book in shortened form using your own words.