Determine which details should be included in a summary of the passage and which details should be omitted from the summary. Ancient pottery and rock art have been found in the mountains. Spaniards came to the mountains in the mid sixteenth century. The people who lived in the mountains were hunter- gatherers. Many of the early residents lived in caves. Evidence shows that the mountains were inhabited over 10,000 years ago.

Interpreting as: determine
Input interpretation:
determine (English word)

Definitions:
1 | verb | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
2 | verb | shape or influence; give direction to
3 | verb | fix conclusively or authoritatively
4 | verb | decide upon or fix definitely
5 | verb | reach, make, or come to a decision about something
6 | verb | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
7 | verb | settle conclusively; come to terms
8 | verb | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
(8 meanings)

American pronunciation:
duht'ermuhn (IPA: dətˈɝmən)

Hyphenation:
de-ter-mine (9 letters | 3 syllables)

First known use in English:
1374 (Late Middle ages) (646 years ago)

Word origins:
Old French | Latin

Overall typical frequency:
written: 2478th most common (1 in 23810 words) ( > 99% verb)

spoken: 3338th most common (1 in 90909 words)

The Guadalupe Mountains

A. Details to include in summary

1. Evidence shows that the  mountains were inhabited  over 10,000 years ago.

2. The people who lived in the  mountains were hunter- gatherers .

3. Spaniards came to the  mountains in the mid  sixteenth century.

B. Details to omit from summary

1. Many of the early residents  lived in caves.

2. Ancient pottery and rock  art have been found in  the mountains.

Explanation:

A summary is a comprehensive account or statement that covers the main points of an event or a story.  It omits unnecessary details while keeping others that make the account to be understood.  It is the elimination of irrelevant details and examples that make an account to be a good summary.  It is a concise and brief rewriting of a report in the words of the writer to reflect his or her personal understanding of the main ideas.