Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing

How do we paraphrase?

What can we use to paraphrase?

• Comparatives and Superlatives

• Synonyms/Thesaurus

• Opposites

• Passive Voice

Comparatives and Superlatives

Use these to change the way in which you report the sentence.

Multiple Choice

Things are well arranged in Pepito’s room, but not in Pablo’s room.

Pepito’s room is …………………………... than Pablo’s room.

• tidier

• more arranged

• more tidy

• tidiest

Multiple Choice

Donald’s car costs $1.000.000, while mine cost only $35.000.

Donald’s car is ……………………… than my car.

• less

• more expensive

• expensiver

• most expensive

Multiple Choice

There are more people watching movies than people reading books.

Films are a lot …………………………. than books.

• more popular

• less popular

• more like

• less like

Synonyms

Use synonyms to change the way a sentence is written, but be careful that you don't change the meaning of the sentence. Use a dictionary and thesaurus to help.

Opposites can be used with a negative to change the way you write a sentence.

Passive voice

Changing the subject for the object rearranges the order of sentences.