Paraphrasing involves restating the key ideas of a source in your own words while maintaining the original meaning. It is important to paraphrase full paragraphs rather than individual sentences to avoid plagiarism. When paraphrasing, carefully read the source, rewrite the main ideas without copying the original language, and cite the source.
Paraphrasing involves restating the key ideas of a source in your own words while maintaining the original meaning. It is important to paraphrase full paragraphs rather than individual sentences to avoid plagiarism. When paraphrasing, carefully read the source, rewrite the main ideas without copying the original language, and cite the source.
Paraphrasing involves restating the key ideas of a source in your own words while maintaining the original meaning. It is important to paraphrase full paragraphs rather than individual sentences to avoid plagiarism. When paraphrasing, carefully read the source, rewrite the main ideas without copying the original language, and cite the source.
Paraphrasing involves restating the key ideas of a source in your own words while maintaining the original meaning. It is important to paraphrase full paragraphs rather than individual sentences to avoid plagiarism. When paraphrasing, carefully read the source, rewrite the main ideas without copying the original language, and cite the source.
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DEFINITION OF PARAPHRASING
Paraphrasing is using your own words to express someone else's ideas whilst still preserving the main ideas of the original source.Even when you paraphrase you must still give credit to the original author.One way to avoid plagiarising is to paraphrase an entire paragraph, rather than attempting sentence by sentence.
Read the original information carefully, and make sure that you understand exactly what the author is saying
Put the original aside and try to write the main ideas in your own words
Check that you have kept the meaning of the original source
Change words or phrases that match the original too closely. Anything that matches should be enclosed in quotation marks
Include a citation for the source of information
(including the page numbers).
Examples of Paraphrasing Paraphrasing involves taking a set of facts or opinions and rewording them. When paraphrasing, it is important to keep the original meaning and to present it in a new form. Basically, you are simply writing something in your own words that expresses the original idea. Paraphrasing Blocks of Text Paraphrasing can be done with individual sentences or entire paragraphs. There are several examples of paraphrasing listed below for both long and short blocks of text. Paraphrasing Sentences Here are some sentences that have been paraphrased:
Original: Her life spanned years of incredible change for women.
Paraphrase: Mary lived through an era of liberating reform for women.
Original: Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay and they can consume 75 pounds of food a day. Paraphrase: A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay everyday.
Original: Any trip to Italy should include a visit to Tuscany to sample their exquisite wines. Paraphrase: Be sure to include a Tuscan wine-tasting experience when visiting Italy.
Paraphrasing Paragraphs Duke's online website provides many examples of paraphrasing in order to help students understand the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarism. Here is an example of paraphrasing of a longer passage taken from the Duke website. Original Passage: In The Sopranos, the mob is besieged as much by inner infidelity as it is by the federal government. Early in the series, the greatest threat to Tony's Family is his own biological family. One of his closest associates turns witness for the FBI, his mother colludes with his uncle to contract a hit on Tony, and his kids click through Web sites that track the federal crackdown in Tony's gangland. What's the Difference? Paraphrasing and summarizing are extremely similar actions and involve many of the same processes. The difference between the two is what their objectives are. The purpose of a summary is to condense source material into a shorter form. Paraphrasing, however, is not centrally concerned with length. Rather, paraphrasing is concerned primarily with the restatement of source material in a form that is different than the original.
