Hye  guys,,,how ur doing??

Okay, this week we gonna talk about a topic of PARAPHRASING.

I’m sure that you guys are very familiar with the terms PARAHPRASING but did you guys know what is exactly the meaning of that terms???

Then I can tell you what that meaning.

Actually the terms PARAHPRASING  is can be split into  Par-a-phrase.

Par is defined as equal. So the exact meaning of paraphrasing is a phrase equal to the original but written in other words and in a different format.

Do and don’ts  in paraphrasing:-

-include all important idea

-don’t add any new idea

-change the vocabulary as much as you can

-don’t copy more than 5 words in a row.

-don’t  copy distinctive vocabulary ; quote it instead.

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. 

Paraphrased Passage:

In the first season of The Sopranos, Tony Soprano’s mobster activities are more threatened by members of his biological family than by agents of the federal government. This familial betrayal is multi-pronged. Tony’s closest friend and associate is an FBI informant, his mother and uncle are conspiring to have him killed, and his children are surfing the Web for information about his activities.