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Paraphrasing Exercises Students

The document contains a series of paraphrasing exercises designed to improve sentence structure and vocabulary. It includes tasks such as combining sentences using relative pronouns, creating appositives, replacing words with definitions, converting nouns into verbs, changing active sentences to passive voice, and using synonyms. Additionally, there is a practice section for paraphrasing a text about cell phone usage and its potential health impacts.

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Paraphrasing Exercises Students

The document contains a series of paraphrasing exercises designed to improve sentence structure and vocabulary. It includes tasks such as combining sentences using relative pronouns, creating appositives, replacing words with definitions, converting nouns into verbs, changing active sentences to passive voice, and using synonyms. Additionally, there is a practice section for paraphrasing a text about cell phone usage and its potential health impacts.

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Paraphrasing Exercises

1. Use the relative pronouns who, which, to combine the following sentences:
Viruses are dangerous programs. They usually enter a computer secretly.
Viruses are dangerous programs which usually enter a computer secretly.

Laura is a wealthy woman. She rarely worries about the cost of things.
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Toronto is a cosmopolitan city. It is home for nationalities all across the globe.
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I bought a second-hand car from a local dealer. It turned out to be a lemon.
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2. Join the two sentences into one (appositives):


Mr. James is the CEO of a venture software company. He is a good friend of mine.
Mr. James, the CEO of a venture software company, is a good friend of mine.

My aunt lost her favorite ring. It was a gift from her sister.
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The first man in space was from Russia. He was Yuri Gagarin.
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Janet's dog sat under a tree and panted. Her dog is a mutt.
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3. Replace the underlined word with its definition:


The judge's verdict surprised everyone in the courtroom.
The judge's final decision surprised everyone in the courtroom.

Police investigators used advanced forensics to identify the culprits.


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Most economic analysts predict the financial crisis will persist into the new year.
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Listing heavy cartons all day will aggravate your sore back.
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Home buyers with cash can exploit the decline in housing prices.
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4. Rewrite these sentences. Change the noun into a verb:

Long and wordy sentence – You have to give us your decision by tomorrow.
Better – You have to decide by tomorrow.

Long – Researchers conducted an investigation into the problem


Better – Researchers investigated the problem.

Our class debate concerned the issue of nuclear weapons.


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This essay gives an analysis of the problem of climate change and describes a potential solution.
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It is my hope that students will use this material.
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There is a need in our city for an assessment of the recycling system.
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5. Write the following active sentences in the passive voice:


A tornado destroyed the house.
The house was destroyed by a tornado.

The professor was helping a student when the bell sounded.


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Millions of tourists have visited the Eiffel Tower.
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Next year, the columnist is going to be writing a book about Albert Einstein.
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My teachers always assign spring homework.
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6. Use synonyms for the words in bold and rewrite the sentences.

More than half of the women who attended the one-day meeting were in business with their
spouses.
The majority of the women who went to the one-day meeting were in business with their
husbands.

Approximately 30,000 students may be assisted by the proposed "free lunch" program.
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Although the coach's strategy was a little dangerous, the team was successful.
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Therefore, the effect was an increase in student examination results.
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In addition, a strong typhoon is expected to batter the coast over the next few days.
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Practice:
Paraphrase the text – replace the words in bold with synonyms. You may need to change some of
the sentences:

Cell phone usage has exploded over the past decade and continues to rise. Today there are over

one billion phone users worldwide. Concern has risen over whether cell phone usage can harm a

person's health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since cell phones were

introduced, leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the increase.

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