Part 1. Definition
Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Part 2. Example
Except for this small vocal minority, we have just not gotten a lot of groundswell against this from members, " says APA president Philip G. Zimbardo of Stanford University.
Answer: "Except for this small vocal minority, we have not gotten a lot of groundswell against this," says APA president Zimbardo.
Explanation: Both texts convey the same meaning that they have not gotten much groundswell against this except for small minority.
Part 3. Exercise
Professor Cleveland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Brown University in 1987. She studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar from 1987 - 1989 then attended Yale Law School and was awarded her Juris Doctor in 1992.
Answer:
Cleveland got a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown Uni in 1987. She studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar from '87 - '89 then went to Yale and was awarded her Jurs Doctor in '92.