Paraphrasing: Words
Paraphrase the word: PRETTY
Beautiful, lovely, gorgeous
Paraphrase the phrase: ran down the street
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"sprinted along the road" "raced on the road"
Paraphrase the sentence:
Jenny is one of the kindest people I know.
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"Jenny is the nicest human I have met"
What is paraphrasing?
Putting information into your own words
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
July 4, 1776
Paraphrase the word: SLEEPY
tired, exhausted, sleep deprived
Paraphrase the phrase: watched the sad movie
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"viewed the somber film"
Paraphrase the sentence:
Some day in the future, I hope to travel to California.
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I would love to go to California some day.
What is a synonym?
A word with the same meaning
Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?
Tolkien is an internationally renowned fantasy writer. He is best known for authoring The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. “If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.”
Paraphrase the word: LATE
delayed, slow, behind time, last-minute
Paraphrase the phrase: cooked the spicy food
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"prepared the hot dinner"
Paraphrase the sentence:
I find getting to school on time each day to be difficult.
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It is hard not to be late to school daily.
Will you be able to change every word in a phrase or sentence into your own words?
NO
Why are there 5 rings in the Olympic symbol?
The Olympic Rings linked together to show everyone getting together for the Olympic Games. And there are five meaning the five varying inhabited continents in the world - Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
Paraphrase the word: COLORFUL
multi-colored, bright, flashy, vibrant
Paraphrase the phrase: a chilly wind
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"a cold breezy"
Paraphrase the sentence:
Mary loves to read stories about people living exciting lives.
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Mary enjoys to read text about others doing fun things.
What are the five parts of a complete sentence?
Capitalization, punctuation, subject, verb, and it makes sense
Do starfish have a brain?
The nervous system of the starfish is very simple...there is no brain and there are not even any ganglia to coordinate movement. The nervous system is characterized by a nerve ring that surrounds the mouth. A radial nerve branches off of the nerve ring and extends to each arm. (Neuroscience for Kids - Invertebrate Nervous System)
Paraphrase the word: FIREWORK
bursts, firecrackers, illuminations, bursts of light
Paraphrase the phrase: startled by the sound
"jolted by the noise"
Paraphrase the sentence:
Ethusiasm is sometimes more important than effort.
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Passion/Excitement can be of higher value than hard work.
These can not be changed when paraphrasing
What is Names and Dates?
What is your favorite movie?
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