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Paraphrasing

The document discusses paraphrasing techniques for academic writing. It identifies paraphrasing as restating a source in one's own words while maintaining the original meaning. The document provides 8 techniques for paraphrasing, including changing to synonyms, word forms, clauses to phrases, and active to passive voice. It emphasizes paraphrasing requires fully understanding the source and restating it in an original way with proper citation of ideas.

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Paraphrasing

The document discusses paraphrasing techniques for academic writing. It identifies paraphrasing as restating a source in one's own words while maintaining the original meaning. The document provides 8 techniques for paraphrasing, including changing to synonyms, word forms, clauses to phrases, and active to passive voice. It emphasizes paraphrasing requires fully understanding the source and restating it in an original way with proper citation of ideas.

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Objectives:

• identify the features of paraphrasing and


direct quoting
• apply various techniques in paraphrasing
• apply skill in paraphrasing through
evaluating paraphrased passages.
• A restatement
• The same or different length as original
• Written with different words
• Often reorganized
• Faithful to the author’s intended
meaning
• Reader-friendly
Why Paraphrase?
• Quotes should be used rarely.
• Then your paper will sound like you!
• It proves a level of understanding.
• Avoid plagiarism without over-quoting.
• Force yourself to fully comprehend the
material being paraphrased.
What does correct paraphrasing look
like?
• Wording must change.
• Sentence structure must change.

The only way you can accomplish this is by


reading, understanding and restating in
YOUR OWN WORDS.
Paraphrasing Techniques
1. Change to Synonyms
2. Change Word Forms
3. Change from a Clause to a Phrase
4. Change from Quoted Speech to Indirect Speech
5. Change from Active Voice to Passive Voice
6. Interpret Meaning
Identify the underlying meaning of a statement.
7. Change Transitions
1. Change to Synonyms
• Replace the original words with words that
mean the same.

Example:
• The stallion was content with the mare.
• The stallion was happy with the mare.
When You can’t find a Synonym
• Replace the original word with a definition.

Example:
• The stallion was content with the mare.
• The male horse was happy with the female
horse.
2. Change Word Forms
• Use an adverb instead of an adjective
• Use a verb to replace a noun.

Example:

• Angela is an accurate typist.


• Angela types accurately.
3. Change from a Clause to a Phrase
• After he ate lunch, Sean took a nap.
• After eating lunch, Sean took a nap.

• The house that is across the street is old.


• The house across the street is old.
4. Change from Quoted Speech to
Indirect Speech

• Mrs. Mamac, “I am ready for lunch.”

• Mrs. Mamac said she was ready for lunch.


5. Change from Active Voice to
Passive Voice
• A hotel employee will carry your bags.

• Your bags will be carried by a hotel


employee.
……and replace with words synonyms.
• A hotel employee will carry your bags.

• Your bags will be carried by a hotel


employee.

• Your luggage will be picked up by a bell boy.


6. Interpret Meaning Identify the
underlying meaning of a statement.

• Anthea, “I am ready for lunch.”

• Anthea complained about being


hungry.
7. Change transitions
• Although it was raining, Vincy walked to work.

• It was raining, but Vincy walked to work.

• It was raining; however, Vincy walked to work.


…… and change word forms
• It was raining; however, Vincy walked to work.

Despite the rain, Vincy went to work on foot.

•
8. Combine Techniques Change to a phrase &
add synonyms or definitions
• After he ate lunch, Mariela took a
nap.
• After eating lunch, Mariela slept a
little.
• The house on the other side of the street is
old.
The dwelling on the other side of the road is
ancient.

•
NOTICE!
All examples of paraphrasing still
include CITATIONS. We must do this
because the IDEA still came from
someone.
Give credit where credit is due.
Direct Quoting
Features:
• Matches the original source word for word
• Is usually a short part of the original
source
• Cited parts appears inside the quotation
mark
• Must be attributed to the original source.
END

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