Paraphrasing: Words
Paraphrasing: Phrases
Paraphrasing: Sentences
Paraphrasing Details
100

Paraphrase the word:  PRETTY

Beautiful, lovely, gorgeous 

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Paraphrase the phrase:  ran down the street

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"sprinted along the road" "raced on the road"

100

Paraphrase the sentence:

Jenny is one of the kindest people I know.

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"Jenny is the nicest human I have met"

100

What is paraphrasing?

Putting information into your own words

200

Paraphrase the word:  SLEEPY

tired, exhausted, sleep deprived

200

Paraphrase the phrase:  watched the scary movie

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"viewed the horror film"

200

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.

200

What is a synonym?

A word with the same meaning

300

Paraphrase the word: LATE

delayed, slow, behind time, last-minute

300

Paraphrase the phrase:  cooked the spicy food

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"prepared the hot dinner"

300

Paraphrase the sentence:  

I find getting up to go to school each day to be difficult.

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It is hard for me to wake up every day to attend classes. 

300

Will you be able to change every word in a phrase or sentence into your own words?

NO

400

Paraphrase the word:  COLORFUL

multi-colored, bright, flashy, vibrant

400

Paraphrase the phrase:  a chilly wind

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"a cold breezy"

400

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.

400

What are the five parts of a complete sentence?

Capitalization, punctuation, subject, verb, and it makes sense

500

Paraphrase the word:  FIREWORK

bursts, firecrackers, illuminations, bursts of light

500

Paraphrase the phrase:  startled by the sound

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"jolted by the noise"

500

Paraphrase the sentence:

Enthusiasm is sometimes more important than effort.

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Passion/Excitement can be of higher value than hard work.

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These can not be changed when paraphrasing

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