What is paraphrasing
The definition of paraphrasing
What is using different words to explain something I read or heard
Paraphrase this: "The wolf gobbled the first pig up."
What is "He ate him."
"He quickly swallowed the pig."
"The wolf crammed the pig into his mouth."
"He devoured the first pig."
Another word for cat.
What is feline/kitty/kitten/tomcat?
This is the opposite of paraphrasing.
What is
*quoting
*copying
*mimicking
*plagiarizing
*echoing
These are two ways I can paraphrase.
Rephrase.
Condense.
Use synonyms.
Define larger words.
Paraphrase this:
"The second little pig went out into the world."
The second pig moved out.
The middle pig left his mothers house.
Paraphrase this:
Pampered house cat.
Elephants are large animals.
(paraphrase using antonyms)
What is "Elephants are not small animals."?
(or any acceptible sentence using antonyms)
I can use any of these pronouns to explain something in 3rd person
What is:
I, we, me, you, they, them, our, us
Paraphrase this:
"He soon built himself a little house of bricks."
He quickly made a small house with bricks.
Paraphrase this quote:"Could this villainous weapons maker be right beneath cat makers nose?"
right beneath cat makers nose = near/close by/easy to see
Susan's soup was very hot.
(use antonyms to paraphrase)
What is
"Her soup was far from cold."
"Susan's soup was not cold at all."
"The soup she had was the opposite of freezing cold."
The ultimate goal of paraphrasing
What is making sure I understand what I read or heard?
What is helping the listener understand information
The big bad wolf knew he would have to be clever to catch the third pig.
The [evil] wolf was [aware] he had to [out smart] the [last pig].
Enough firepower to level a building.
Enough to make the building come down
Don't forget to bring your money for the field trip.
(Use antonyms to paraphrase)
What is "Remember to hand in your trip money."
"Remember to have your funds for the class trip."
What I do when I am condensing a list or a lot of information
What is making information fit into fewer words?
He huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down.
He went into a [tizzy/temper tantrum/rage/ and let out a [gust/cloud/storm/rush/blast] of air
Paraphrase this sound word:
THUD
What is BOOM/CRASH/BANG/SPLAT?
I will never lose.
What is "I will always win."?