test2020.11.4<p>Paraphrasing is slightly <a href="https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar/writing/when-to-quote-paraphrase-or-summarize.html">different than summarizing</a>. When you summarize a passage, you focus on restating only the <a href="https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar/writing/how-to-find-the-main-idea.html">main idea</a> in your own words. Paraphrasing, on the other hand, aims to provide most of the information in a slightly condensed form. <a href="http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/strategies-to-improve-summary-writing.html">Summaries</a> are much shorter than the original passage, while paraphrasing can be shorter, longer or the same length.</p>