Paraphrasing and Paragraph Structure

Paraphrases don't require a citation (crediting the author or writer)

• True

• False

Paraphrasing is simply putting another's words into your own.

• True

• False

Paraphrasing REQUIRES all of the following EXCEPT

• Synonyms

• An according to citation

• Quotation marks

• A change in the sentence structure and order of ideas

A capital letter in an outline stands for a body paragraph

• True

• False

Which color shows a sentence that EXPLAINS?

• Green

• Yellow

• Pink

• Blue

Which color shows a TOPIC sentence:

• Pink

• Green

• Yellow

• Blue

Which of the following is color coded BLUE

• Topic sentence

• Transition

• Example

• Explanation

What answer best paraphrases this sentence?

In general, female birds are less colorful than male birds.

• On the whole, the feathers of female birds do not have as many colors.

• Generally, female birds are less colorful than male birds.

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: defeat our opponent

• defeat our opponent

• win your game

• beat our rivals

Because you change words and sentence structure when paraphrasing material, your paraphrase of a passage may actually be __________ than the original text.

• shorter

• longer