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This document provides two activities for paraphrasing words and sentences. Activity A prompts the user to change words to different parts of speech or their opposites. Activity B prompts the user to rewrite sentences by changing words while maintaining the overall meaning. The goal of both activities is to practice paraphrasing skills through grammatical transformations of words and full sentences.

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This document provides two activities for paraphrasing words and sentences. Activity A prompts the user to change words to different parts of speech or their opposites. Activity B prompts the user to rewrite sentences by changing words while maintaining the overall meaning. The goal of both activities is to practice paraphrasing skills through grammatical transformations of words and full sentences.

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PARAPHRASING

Activity A. Make a different word, using the prompt in brackets.


Example: development (change to verb) - to develop
Example: economize (change to noun) - economy
1. To analyse (change to noun) - ___________________
2. To analyse (change to adjective) - ________________
3. Evaluation (change to verb) - ____________________
4. Theoretical (change to verb) - ____________________
5. Problem (change to adjective) - ___________________
6. To expect (change to noun) - ____________________
7. To agree (change to opposite verb) - ______________
8. Organised (change to opposite adjective) - _____________
9. To prove (change to noun) - ____________________
10.To prove (change to opposite verb) - _____________

Activity B. Finish these paraphrased sentences by changing the word/word type and grammar.
Example: We studied the statistics then applied for funding.
- After _________ the statistics, we made an _________ for funding.
- After studying the statistics, we made an application for funding.
1. We were concerned about her health.
We had some _________ about her health.
2. The council cut funding so we could not provide free parking.
Because of council funding _________, there was no_________ for free parking.
3. His proposal was a failure as it was too theoretical.
His proposal_________ because it relied too much on _________ .
4. As the emphasis was only on the UK, there were weaknesses in the evidence.
By _________ the UK only, the evidence was _________ .
5. As the emphasis was only on the UK, there were weaknesses in the evidence.
As the emphasis was only on the UK, the evidence was not_________ .

PARAPHRASING
Activity A. Make a different word, using the prompt in brackets.
Example: development (change to verb) - to develop
Example: economize (change to noun) - economy
1. To analyse (change to noun)
2. To analyse (change to adjective)
3. Evaluation (change to verb)
4. Theoretical (change to verb)
5. Problem (change to adjective)
6. To expect (change to noun)
7. To agree (change to opposite verb)
8. Organised (change to opposite adjective)
9. To prove (change to noun)
10.To prove (change to opposite verb)

Activity B. Finish these paraphrased sentences by changing the word/word type and grammar.

e.g. We studied the statistics then applied for funding.


- After _________ the statistics, we made an _________ for funding.
- After studying the statistics, we made an application for funding.

1. We were concerned about her health.


We had some _____________ about her health.
2. The council cut funding so we could not provide free parking.
Because of council funding _____________, there was no______________ for free parking.
3. His proposal was a failure as it was too theoretical.
His proposal_______________ because it relied too much on _______________ .
4. As the emphasis was only on the UK, there were weaknesses in the evidence.
By _____________ the UK only, the evidence was ______________ .
5. As the emphasis was only on the UK, there were weaknesses in the evidence.
As the emphasis was only on the UK, the evidence was not________________ .

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