If an original passage is written mainly in the first person, how is it normally presented in an objective précis?
Correct answer: B. It is changed into a suitable third-person form
- A. It remains entirely in the first person
- B. It is changed into a suitable third-person form
- C. It is converted into a series of questions
- D. It is copied without changes in wording
Explanation
An objective précis usually changes personal narration into an appropriate third-person form while preserving the writer's meaning. Copying the original wording does not demonstrate proper précis writing.
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Summarising and précis writing reduce a passage to its essential ideas while preserving its meaning, sequence and tone. The work involves separating main points from examples, removing repetition and decoration, using concise original wording, maintaining grammatical unity and avoiding personal comments, distortion or unnecessary detail.
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