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What Is Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing is rewriting a passage of text using your own words to convey the same meaning. Some techniques for paraphrasing include changing clauses to phrases or vice versa, changing quoted to indirect speech, changing between active and passive voice, substituting synonyms, and changing word forms. The document provides examples of applying these techniques through rewriting sentences in different ways while maintaining the original meaning.

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What Is Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing is rewriting a passage of text using your own words to convey the same meaning. Some techniques for paraphrasing include changing clauses to phrases or vice versa, changing quoted to indirect speech, changing between active and passive voice, substituting synonyms, and changing word forms. The document provides examples of applying these techniques through rewriting sentences in different ways while maintaining the original meaning.

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WHAT IS PARAPHRASING?

The act of rewriting a passage of text in


your own word.
To say the same thing in another way,
using your own words
Paraphrasing technique
• Change from a clause to a phrase (or vice
versa)
• Change from quoted speech to indirect
speech (or vice versa)
• Change from active voice to passive voice (or
vice versa)
• Change to synonyms
• Change word forms
Change from a clause to a phrase (or
vice versa)
A clause is a part of a sentence that consists of
subject and verb and can stand alone to give
complete meaning.
A phrase is a group of words appearing in a
sentence that does not have a subject and a
verb. A phrase cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence.

• After he studied, John took a nap


• After studying, John took a nap
Change from quoted speech to
indirect speech (or vice versa)
Quoted speech uses quotation marks and the exact words that a person has
said. Reported speech (also called indirect speech) relates what the person said,
but does not use the exact words. You often need to change verbs and pronouns
to keep the original meaning.

• Mr. Tiger said “I am ready for lunch”


• Mr. Tiger said he was ready for lunch
Practice
Change the quoted speech below into indirect speech:

• Alan said to me, “I shall do the work.”


• My father said to me, “You were wrong.”
• Mr Tiger said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”
• The teacher said to me, “Bravo! You have answered well.”
• Ivy said, “Bayu! My pet died.”
• Raha said, “I may go there.”
• Ivy said to Raha, “Do you hear me?”
• The boy said, “Let me come in.”
• My mother said to me, “May God bless you.”
Change from active voice to passive
voice (or vice versa)
• A hotel employee will carry your bags
• Your bags will be carried by a hotel employee
Practice
• They will punish him
• She bought this camera in Japan
• An American writer wrote this novel
• The chef cooked an amazing dish
• The supervisor will handle the complaint
Change to synonyms

• Your bags will be carried by a hotel employee


• Your luggage will be picked up by a bell boy
Practice
Change word forms
• Use an adverb instead of adjective
• Use a verb to replace a noun

• John is an accurate typist


• John types accurately
Combine techniques
• Change to a phrase & add synonyms or definition
Example 1:
• Original sentence: after he ate lunch, Mike took a
nap
• Paraphrase: after eating lunch, Mike slept a little
Example 2:
• Original sentence: the house across the street is
old
• Paraphrase: the dwelling on the other side of the
road is ancient
Interpret meaning
identifying the underlying meaning of
a statement
• The wolf said “I am ready for lunch”. The
sheep looked very worried
• The wolf complained about being hungry
which made the sheep extremely anxious.

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