Paraphrasing

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What is paraphrasing?

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Paraphrasing is the act of rewording or restating text or speech in your own words while maintaining the original meaning.

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What is a synonym?

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A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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What does it mean to summarize?

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To summarize means to give a brief statement of the main points of a text or speech.

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What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

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Paraphrasing involves rewording specific text in your own words, while summarizing involves condensing the main ideas into a shorter form.

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What is the best paraphrase of 'harmless to pets'?

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Nontoxic to animals.

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What is the best paraphrase of 'Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth'?

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One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.

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What is the best paraphrase of 'Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team'?

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According to Scholastic Book of World Records 2011, soccer player Lionel Messi makes over $39 million dollars annually. This impressive salary is from his work as a striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.

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When you restate someone’s words in your own words, what are you doing?

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You are paraphrasing.

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What is an antonym?

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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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What is a homophone?

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A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling.