French synthesis: turn three separate summaries into one paragraph
Rework a source-by-source French draft around demand, staffing and resources. Compare the before and after, then choose links that preserve the source limits.
In short
Give the paragraph a question that connects the sources. Here it is “What would evening activities need?” Bring demand, staffing and planned resources into that answer, while keeping each claim attached to its source.
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| Source | Note | Role in the paragraph |
|---|---|---|
| A · Requests log | Des habitants demandent des activités en soirée. | Demand. |
| B · Team statement | La présence d’un agent est nécessaire pendant les activités. | Operating condition. |
| C · Budget note | Aucune permanence supplémentaire en soirée n’est prévue. | Planned resources. |
Before: the reader has to make the connection
Le relevé A mentionne des demandes d’activités en soirée. La note B indique qu’un agent doit être présent pendant les activités. La note C ne prévoit aucune permanence supplémentaire en soirée.
Log A mentions requests for evening activities. Note B states that a staff member must be present during activities. Note C provides for no additional evening staffing.
Every sentence is traceable, yet the paragraph ends before explaining why the three points belong together. Its order follows the labels A, B and C. A thematic revision makes the staffing requirement the link between residents’ requests and the budget provision.
How do you write a synthesis paragraph in French?
Les activités en soirée demandées par les habitants dans le relevé A soulèvent une question d’encadrement. Selon l’équipe, la présence d’un agent est nécessaire, alors que la note budgétaire ne prévoit aucune permanence supplémentaire à ces horaires.
The evening activities requested by residents in log A raise a staffing question. According to the team, a staff member must be present, whereas the budget note provides for no additional staffing at those times.
The sources remain visible inside a paragraph organised around staffing.
| Move | Result |
|---|---|
| Begin with the activity and its condition. | The paragraph has a practical focus. |
| Connect the team’s requirement with the budget. | The reader sees why the resource note matters. |
| Keep supplémentaire. | The text describes additional staffing, leaving existing arrangements open. |
| Use selon l’équipe. | The operating requirement keeps its owner. |
- Les activités en soirée sont donc définitivement annulées.La note budgétaire ne prévoit pas de permanence supplémentaire en soirée.
The budget gives planned provision; it announces no cancellation.
- Personne ne travaille le soir.Aucune permanence supplémentaire en soirée n’est prévue.
Additional staffing and existing staffing have different scopes.
A thematic paragraph can still name A, the team and the budget note. Source labels help the reader check ownership. The structure comes from the relationship between claims. You can also devote a later paragraph to one source’s distinct point when that point matters to the question.