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    Paraphrasing involves rewriting a text in one's own words while maintaining the key ideas. It is important for avoiding plagiarism, which is a serious academic offense. The steps to paraphrase are to carefully read the passage, highlight important words and phrases, and then put the main points in your own words using different sentence structures, synonyms where appropriate, and changing between active and passive voice.

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    Paraphrasing involves rewriting a text in one's own words while maintaining the key ideas. It is important for avoiding plagiarism, which is a serious academic offense. The steps to paraphrase are to carefully read the passage, highlight important words and phrases, and then put the main points in your own words using different sentence structures, synonyms where appropriate, and changing between active and passive voice.

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    PARAPHRASING
    WHAT IS PARAPHRASING?

    • A rewriting of text in your own words

    • Used to clarify meaning

    • Used to shorten a longer statement

    [but keeps the main ideas]

    • A way to enhance vocabulary


    WHY IS PARAPHRASING IMPORTANT?

    ❑ To avoid Plagiarism.

    ❑ It is a serious offense in the


    academic world.
    STEPS TO PARAPHRASE
    Highlight
    Read the important
    passage words or
    carefully phrases Put the
    The main
    main
    ideas of
    points in
    the
    your own
    passage
    words
    GUIDELINES FOR PARAPHRASING

    1. Change the structure or order of the sentence


    and/or paragraph.

    He seems to be under serious stress because he has so much


    work.

    Since he has so much work, he seems to be under serious


    stress.
    GUIDELINES FOR PARAPHRASING

    2. Find appropriate synonyms.

    student = pupil, learner homework = assignments

    serious = severe seem = appear

    Students seem to face serious pressure due to countless


    homework.

    Learners appear to be under severe stress because they have


    so many assignments.
    GUIDELINES FOR PARAPHRASING

    3. Change active voice to passive and vice versa. (note: this


    strategy is not always possible or desirable)

    I was doing my assignment.

    The assignment was being done by me.


    The end.

    Any
    ?
    Question

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