Paraphrasing

What is paraphrasing?

• To make a summary or make a summary of.

• A research, analysis, and critical commentary on those very sources.

• A rewriting of a specific passage from someone else.

• A source of information used to support or verify a statement, claim, or fact.

What doesn't need to be paraphrased?

• Complex sentences

• Word combinations

• Lyrics

• Quotation marks

Start your first sentence...

• at a different point from the original source.

• by identifying the problems.

• by paraphrasing the text.

• by replacing synonyms.

Which of the tips was given by the author of the video?

• Use antonyms

• Change the sentence structure

• Highlight not the main idea of the text

• Formulate quotes

What is the final tip in the video?

• Start at a different point from the original source.

• Change the structure of the word.

• Use adjectives.

• Break long sentences into smaller sentences.

Give a synonym for the word "power".

• weakness

• hazard

• immence influence

• pleasure

What should you do first by rephrasing the text?

• Write your version of the text without looking at the original.

• Note down the key concepts.

• Compare your paraphrase text with the original one.

• Read the passage several times to fully understand the meaning.

Try using Passive voice if the original text used Active voice.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It's pretty easy to create a piece of text that differs from the original without changing anything.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How can we change a long sentence in the text?

(Choose 2 correct answers)

• Translate the sentence into your native language.

• Break it into two smaller sentences.

• Replace some words with antonyms.

• Change the structure of the sentence.