What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

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10 months ago

There is a valley of difference between the two, as paraphrasing involves restating the original content in a new form while summarizing shortens the content by keeping only the main ideas. Both skills are tested in exams and questions arise from both topics.

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