What are the characteristics of an objective summary?(1 point)

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It withholds any personal judgments or opinions.
It withholds any personal judgments or opinions.

It supports statements with direct quotations from the book.
It supports statements with direct quotations from the book.

It features facts about a text’s main characters, setting, and plot.
It features facts about a text’s main characters, setting, and plot.

It includes details about both major and minor characters.
It includes details about both major and minor characters.

It provides an analysis of the text’s theme.

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The characteristic of an objective summary is:

It withholds any personal judgments or opinions.

This means that an objective summary presents the main ideas and essential details of a text without the author's personal interpretations or subjective viewpoints.

Select all that apply

For the characteristics of an objective summary, the following options apply:

  1. It withholds any personal judgments or opinions.
  2. It features facts about a text’s main characters, setting, and plot.

The other options, such as supporting statements with direct quotations, including details about both major and minor characters, or providing an analysis of the text's theme, do not strictly define an objective summary. An objective summary focuses on key information without personal input or extensive commentary.