Question

What is a summary?
1)an analysis on the authors choices in a text
2)a brief statement that includes the main points or elements of a text
3)an identification of a storys characters
4)a readers judgements about a particular text

Answer 1

A summary is best defined as:

**2) a brief statement that includes the main points or elements of a text.**

Summaries aim to capture the essential information and ideas from a text without going into detailed analysis or personal opinions.