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Paraphrasing

Express the idea using your own words

Md. Rajibul Islam Reza


IELTS Instructor
Penston Academy
Class Objectives

Objective 1 Implementation of Pre-Learned Grammar Items in writing

Objective 2 Explain the Important Techniques of paraphrasing

Objective 3 Apply those techniques in writing


Pre-learned
Grammar Items
(Secondary & Higher secondary level)

Transformation Voice change

Simple, Complex, Compound,


Assertive, Negative, Interrogative,
Optative

Suffix-Prefix Synonym, Antonym


Parts of Speech
Define
Paraphrasing
❖Paraphrasing is simply a restatement of the information
of the original text or passage so that it has the same
meaning.
Here is a quick example of paraphrasing:

The original sentence o Reword


“Reading is a very important skill for many students.” o Rewrite
The paraphrased sentence o Rescript
“For many students, being skillful at reading is extremely important.” o Restate
Technique 1: Using Synonyms
(Synonyms are different words that have the same or similar meanings)

 Example 1:
The original sentence
“The hardest language to learn is Japanese.”
The paraphrased sentence:
“The most difficult language to learn is Japanese”
“The most difficult language to be good at is Japanese.”
“The most difficult language to master is Japanese.”

 Example 2:
The original sentence
“Many people in Canada are bilingual”,
The paraphrased sentence
“Many people in Canada speak two languages”
Technique 2: Change the form of the word

 Example 1:
The original sentence
“John is an accurate typist.”
The paraphrased sentence
“John types accurately.”
 Example 2:
The original sentence “We need to find a solution for this problem.”
The paraphrased sentence “We needs to solve this problem.”
 Example 3:
The original sentence “Diabetes is the cause of kidney disease.”
The paraphrased sentence “Diabetes causes kidney disease.”
Technique 3: Using Antonyms, Negatives, or
Opposite Expressions

 Example 1:
The original sentence
“Sally was disappointed because the movie was boring.”
The paraphrased sentence
“Sally wasn’t satisfied since the film wasn’t very good.”
 Example 2:
The original sentence
“Tom wanted some soup, but there wasn’t any in the bowl.”
The paraphrased sentence
“Tom wanted some soup, but the bowl was empty.”
Technique 4: Change the Active Voice to
Passive Voice or Vice versa
 Example 1:
The original sentence
“Someone has cleaned the table.”
The paraphrased sentence
“The table has been cleaned.”
 Example 2:
The original sentence
“Using mobile phones while driving may cause some serious accidents.”
The paraphrased sentence
“Some serious accidents may be caused by using cell phones while driving.”
Technique 5: Change from a clause to a
Phrase or Vice Versa
 Example 1:
The original sentence
“After Mary studied, she went to bed.”
The paraphrased sentence
“After studying, Mary went to bed.”
 Example 2:
The original sentence
“The restaurant across the street is new.”
The paraphrased sentence
“The restaurant that is across the street is new.”
Technique 6: Combining or Separating
Sentences
 Example:
The original sentence
“Australia is a wonderful country, which has many beautiful natural
landscapes, an interesting history, and friendly people.”
The paraphrased sentence:
“Australia is a wonderful country. It has many beautiful natural landscapes,
an interesting history, and friendly people.”
“Australia, which is a wonderful country, has many beautiful natural
landscapes, an interesting history, and friendly people.”
Technique 7: Change the order of the words
 Example 1:
The original sentence
“If I am late again, my boss will be mad.”
The paraphrased sentence
“My boss will be mad if I am late again.”
 Example 2:
The original sentence
“If we don't hurry, we will miss the bus.”
The paraphrased sentence
“We will miss the bus if we don’t hurry.”
 Example 3:
The original sentence
“Because Tom slept too late, he missed his first class.”
The paraphrased sentence
“Tom missed his first class because he slept too late.”
Any
Questions??
Thank you!

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