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Techniques For Paraphrasing

The document provides techniques for paraphrasing texts, including using synonyms, changing word forms, and altering grammatical structures. It emphasizes understanding the original text before paraphrasing and translating ideas into one's own words in a reduced form while maintaining the original meaning. Key steps in paraphrasing are rewording with synonyms, rearranging words and ideas, realizing some elements cannot be changed, and rechecking that the paraphrase has the same meaning. Examples demonstrate successful paraphrasing.

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Techniques For Paraphrasing

The document provides techniques for paraphrasing texts, including using synonyms, changing word forms, and altering grammatical structures. It emphasizes understanding the original text before paraphrasing and translating ideas into one's own words in a reduced form while maintaining the original meaning. Key steps in paraphrasing are rewording with synonyms, rearranging words and ideas, realizing some elements cannot be changed, and rechecking that the paraphrase has the same meaning. Examples demonstrate successful paraphrasing.

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Techniques for paraphrasing

Here are some techniques to use when


paraphrasing.
Remember that these techniques should
only be used once you have ensured you
fully understood the text; do not try to
paraphrase a text you have not
understood.
1. Using synonyms (words that mean
the same)

Here; “may” is replaced with “is likely to”


and “put upward pressure on“ is replaced
with “push up”.
Be careful when using synonyms. Many
words have several meanings, depending
on context, and you have to think about
the synonym which expresses the right
meaning for the particular context.
2. Changing the form of words

In the first paraphrase a verb has been


replaced with a noun from the same word
family. In the second an adjective has been
replaced by a noun.
3. Changing the grammatical structure

Here one grammatical structure for making


a comparison (“slower than”) has been
replaced with another (“not as rapid as”).
What is paraphrasing?
Paraphrasing - presenting the ideas and
information you have read in your own words.
It is important to be very thorough when you
paraphrase. Paraphrasing is not simply taking
what someone has written and changing a few
words to make it your own. It is about
translating another person's ideas into your
own words and in reduced form. You must
change the words a lot so they are no longer
similar to the original

 Reword – Replace words and phrases


with synonyms whenever you can.
 Rearrange – Rearrange words within
sentences to make new sentences. You
can even rearrange the ideas presented
within the paragraph.
 Realize that some words and phrases
cannot be changed – names, dates,
titles, etc. cannot be replaced, but you
can present them differently in your
paraphrase.
 Recheck – Make sure that your
paraphrase conveys the same meaning
as the original text.
 Original: Her life spanned years of incredible
change for women as they gained more
rights than ever before.
Paraphrase: She lived through the exciting
era of women's liberation.

 Original: Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay,


and they can consume 75 pounds of food a
day.
Paraphrase: A giraffe can eat up to 75
pounds of Acacia leaves and hay daily.

 Original: Any trip to Italy should include a


visit to Tuscany to sample the region's
exquisite wines.
Paraphrase: Be sure to make time for a
Tuscan wine-tasting experience when
visiting Italy.

 Original: Symptoms of influenza include


fever and nasal congestion.
Paraphrase: A stuffy nose and elevated
temperature are signs you may have the flu.

 Original: He has tons of stuff to throw away.


Paraphrase: He needs to get rid of a lot of
junk.

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