Dear Student,
Paraphrasing is rewriting other people’s work in your own words.
Paraphrasing can be done with individual sentences or entire paragraphs. When we paraphrase, we express the meaning using different words. We often paraphrase texts in order to achieve greater clarity.
Here is an example:
Cows like hay and they can consume 24 pounds of food a day.
Paraphrased sentence:
A cow can eat up to 24 pounds of hay every day.
It is important to remember the following:
When paraphrasing, keep the original meaning but present (write) it in a new form, i.e. write something in your own words that expresses the original idea.
YOUR HOMEWORK
Paraphrase the following sentences:
1. Cyclonic winds battered the small town and its outskirts.
2. The problem was hazardous for the townsfolk .
3. Although the operation was somewhat dangerous, the team was triumphant .
4. Therefore, the effect will be a reduction in production.
5. With the invention of nylon, the market for natural luxury fibres suffered dramatically.
6. The Japanese government offered new homes to homeless people in Tokyo.
7. Many parents in the program failed to recognize their children’s achievements.
8. The storm destroyed dozens of houses and buildings in the inner city.
9. The stock handler must identify lambs that are at risk.
10. Humidity, temperature, air pressure and cloud cover all affect the process.
11. In an unexpected dawn raid, the infantry took the city.
12. The lecture on Egyptology was attended by all the History students.
13. Two teenagers were caught by the police for armed robbery.
14. Three men who were linked to the murder were arrested by the authorities.
15. Four of the building plans submitted were rejected by the town council.
16. The final draft of the experiment was completed last year by scientists involved in the stem cell research.
17. Fast car culprit believed to have fled US.
Paraphrasing is rewriting other people’s work in your own words.
Paraphrasing can be done with individual sentences or entire paragraphs. When we paraphrase, we express the meaning using different words. We often paraphrase texts in order to achieve greater clarity.
Here is an example:
Cows like hay and they can consume 24 pounds of food a day.
Paraphrased sentence:
A cow can eat up to 24 pounds of hay every day.
It is important to remember the following:
When paraphrasing, keep the original meaning but present (write) it in a new form, i.e. write something in your own words that expresses the original idea.
YOUR HOMEWORK
Paraphrase the following sentences:
1. Cyclonic winds battered the small town and its outskirts.
2. The problem was hazardous for the townsfolk .
3. Although the operation was somewhat dangerous, the team was triumphant .
4. Therefore, the effect will be a reduction in production.
5. With the invention of nylon, the market for natural luxury fibres suffered dramatically.
6. The Japanese government offered new homes to homeless people in Tokyo.
7. Many parents in the program failed to recognize their children’s achievements.
8. The storm destroyed dozens of houses and buildings in the inner city.
9. The stock handler must identify lambs that are at risk.
10. Humidity, temperature, air pressure and cloud cover all affect the process.
11. In an unexpected dawn raid, the infantry took the city.
12. The lecture on Egyptology was attended by all the History students.
13. Two teenagers were caught by the police for armed robbery.
14. Three men who were linked to the murder were arrested by the authorities.
15. Four of the building plans submitted were rejected by the town council.
16. The final draft of the experiment was completed last year by scientists involved in the stem cell research.
17. Fast car culprit believed to have fled US.
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