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    Tactics To: Rewrite Something

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    Tactics To: Rewrite Something

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    The document discusses various techniques for paraphrasing text, including changing from quoted to indirect speech, changing between active and passive voice, replacing words with synonyms, changing word forms, combining techniques, interpreting meaning, and changing transitions. It provides examples of how each technique can be applied.

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    Tactics To: Rewrite Something

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    The document discusses various techniques for paraphrasing text, including changing from quoted to indirect speech, changing between active and passive voice, replacing words with synonyms, changing word forms, combining techniques, interpreting meaning, and changing transitions. It provides examples of how each technique can be applied.

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    PARAPHRASING

    Techniques

    Tactics to rewrite something


    in a different way
    Paraphrasing
    n To paraphrase is to say the same thing in
    another way, using your own words.

    n We can successfully paraphrase by using a


    combination of techniques.
    Paraphrasing
    Techniques
    1. Change from Quoted Speech to
    Indirect Speech (or vice versa)
    2. Change from Active Voice to Passive
    Voice (or vice versa)
    3. Change to Synonyms
    4. Change Word Forms
    Change from Quoted Speech to
    Indirect Speech

    n Mr. Lee said, “I am ready for lunch.”


    n Mr. Lee said he was ready for lunch.

    “I am ready
    for lunch.”
    Change from Active Voice to
    Passive Voice

    n A hotel employee will carry your bags.


    n Your bags will be carried by a hotel
    employee.
    Replace words with synonyms.

    n A hotel employee will carry your bags.


    n Your bags will be carried by a hotel
    employee.
    ¨Your luggage will be picked up by a bell boy.
    Change Word Forms
    n Use an adverb instead of an adjective
    n Use a verb to replace a noun.

    n GROG is an accurate typist.


    n GROG types accurately.
    Change to Synonyms
    n Replace the original words with words
    that mean the same.
    The stallion was content with the mare.
    The stallion was happy with the mare.
    When You can’t find a Synonym

    n Replace the original word with a definition.

    n The stallion was content with the mare.


    n The male horse was happy with the female
    horse.
    Combine Techniques
    Change to a phrase & add synonyms or
    definitions
    n After he ate lunch, Mike took a nap.
    n After eating lunch, Mike slept a little.
    Combine Techniques
    Change to a phrase & add synonyms or
    definitions
    n The house that is across the street is old.
    n The house across the street is old.
    n The house on the other side of the street is old.
    n The dwelling on the other side of the road is ancient.
    Interpret Meaning…….Identify the underlying
    meaning of a statement.

    The wolf said, “I am ready for lunch.”


    The sheep looked very worried.
    The wolf complained about being hungry
    which made the sheep extremely anxious.

    I am ready
    for Lunch
    Change transitions
    n Although it was raining, Bob walked to work.
    n It was raining, but Bob walked to work.
    n It was raining; however, Bob walked to work.
    …… and change word forms

    n Although it was raining, Bob walked to work.


    n It was raining, but Bob walked to work.

    n It was raining; however, Bob walked to work.

    ¨Despite the rain, Bob went to work on foot.


    JYour TurnJ
    Paraphrase the following:
    • Today, people are worried about internet security.
    • Advocates of internet tracking believe that it helps
    marketers to understand what people want.
    • People who oppose internet tracking believe that it is
    an invasion of privacy.
    • This information age will cause more and more
    people to become concerned with the level of
    personal detail that can be found from the internet.

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