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QUICK TIP: Putting it all together The strategy “Determining purpose” can also help you to decide which part of the original text will be more useful for writing your summary. For instance, you may need to refer to every section of the original in a reading summary for class (see summary 4 above), or only to what the text does as whole (see summary 2 above). Now, the final step! This final section contains useful grammar and vocabulary extracted from the summaries above to write your own. It has been organized by purpose, and it includes the level of formality as well as a practice section where you can write your own sentences based on your course readings. As you read, pay special attention to the verbs used and their tense (present, past, future). Words in parentheses are optional. 03 Writing the summary: Grammar and Vocabulary 176 Stating the main idea Defining and classifying Practice Practice More informal: · The topic is _____ and how/why it (may) + verb in infinitive Example: “The topic is ozone gas and how it may help predict earthquakes.” More formal: The project argues that… Formal: · X are/is caused by + noun phrase · X are/is made up of + noun phrase Example: “Earthquakes are caused by plates moving against each other at fault lines.”