Strategies
What are two strategies we can use to paraphrase?
Using synonyms and reordering the content
run/running
Sprint/sprinting, dart/darting, zoom/zooming, etc.
He ran down the street to catch the bus in time.
To catch the bus, he had to run down the street.
Cindy walked to the store at the end of the block.
Cindy strolled to the shop at the end of her street.
What is a synonym?
Home
House, description of house (apartment, condo, etc.), dwelling, etc.
Charlie didn't like his math teacher so he tried to stay home sick as much as possible.
Charlie stayed home sick as often as he could because he didn't like his math teacher.
If you want to start a career in business one day, it is worth starting a plan to go to school for the subject.
Developing a plan to study business as your major is worth it if you want to build a career in business.
Put the information in the following sentence in the opposite order (like you're paraphrasing)
She had to grab a coffee before going to work.
Before she went to work, she had to grab a coffee.
cup
glass, receptacle, mug, etc.
If you get to the restaurant before the group does, can you please ask the hostess to seat you so we don't lose our reservation?
So we don't lose our reservation, can you ask the hostess to seat you if you arrive before the group?
I invited Bruno to the concert, but he can only go if one of us gives him a ride.
If someone in the group can give him a ride, Bruno will be able to come to the show.
If you can't think of a synonym, what else can you do to reword something?
1. Change the form of the word
2. Explain the word
The class had perfect attendance for the month which meant they were entitled to a pizza party on a day the teacher decides.
When the teacher selects a day, the students were entitled to a pizza party for their perfect attendance all month.
The debate team was nervous to continue to the next round after seeing their opponent during the qualifying event.
After the debate team got a preview of their opponents during their qualifying round, they became anxious to continue to the second round and go against them.
In academic writing, what is something we need to do in order for our writing to not be plagiarism?
Mention the author even if you have paraphrased!
The way you will give credit to the author will differ based on your teacher's request and the format of your writing.
before
prior, previous, earlier, etc.
I developed a great interest in space when my mom showed me the Blues Clues space song about the order of the planets.
My mom showed me a Blues Clues song about the order of the planets which made me develop a great interest in space.
An average professional football game lasts 3 hours and 12 minutes, but if you count the time when the ball is actually in play, the action amounts to a mere 11 minutes.
Even though a typical professional football game is 3 hours and 12 min, the ball is actually in movement during plays for about 11 minutes total.