What should summaries always include

a. important ideas and the writer's opinion.
b. main idea and important details
c. main ideas and writer's thoughts and feelings
d. important details and interesting details

1 answer

The best choice for what summaries should always include is:

b. main idea and important details.

A summary aims to concisely represent the core message of a text, including the main idea and significant supporting details, without incorporating personal opinions or extraneous information.