Paraphrasing

To paraphrase means . . .

• ...to express someone else's ideas in your own words.

• ...to express only the most important points of someone else'swords.

Which is the 4R's approach in paraphrasing?

• Reword

• Remake

• Realize

• Recheck

• Redo

The process of finding the most alike meaning from certain words or phrases.

• Recheck

• Realize

• Reword

• Rearrange

Keeping your house cool or warm, driving cars and making things in factories all pollute the atmosphere.

The most appropriate paraphrased version would be . . .

• Either keep our house heated or air-conditioned, drive our car and produce things in factories contaminated the atmosphere.

• Pollution comes from cars, factories, heating & air conditioning.

This affects the world weather and makes it difficult for animals to find food and fresh water.

The most appropriate paraphrased version would be . . .

• When the weather affected, it will be hard for animals to find food and water.

• When the weather changes, animals can’t find water and food easily.

Humans take away animal’s homes and their food by farming, when they cut down trees for wood, and when they look for oil.

The most appropriate paraphrased version would be . . .

• Cutting down trees and looking for oil damages animals’ homes and takes away their food.

• Humans get rid of the animals' life by farming, chopping down the tree and drilling the oil.

The process of reviewing your sentences.

The process of reorganizing the sentences.

The process of recognizing that some words and phrases can't be replace.

• Realize

• Recheck

• Rearrange

• Reword