What is the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing? Summarizing reduces a larger text by focusing on the main ideas, while paraphrasing restates the entire text.
Summarizing puts the text in the writer’s words, while paraphrasing quotes the original text.
Summarizing is generally longer than the original text, while paraphrasing only restates words that may cause confusion.
Summarizing is for the purpose of explaining the meaning behind the text, while paraphrasing focuses on retelling the main ideas.

What is the historical context of the diary of a young girl by anne frank? o the holocaust o world war i siege on sarajevo the american civil war

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

Select the dangling modifier in the paragraph. yesterday was a rough day. running for the bus, the rain began to pour. then, at guitar lessons, i had to play a song i hadn’t practiced. while walking home, i turned my ankle. my swollen ankle caused me to limp.