02 Paraphrasing Sentences

Paraphrasing means.... 

• putting information into somebody else's words.
• putting information into my own words.
• using descriptive words. 
• finding the antonyms for each word in a phrase. 

A ____________ is a group of words with a specific meaning. 

• phrase
• sentence
• synonym 
• paraphrase

A _____________ is a word that has the same or similar meaning as the original word.

• antonym 
• phrase
• synonym
• paraphrase

Which of the following characteristics does NOT make a good paraphrase?

• A good paraphrase must involve my OWN WORDS.
• A good paraphrase must be CORRECT.
• A good paraphrase must be DESCRIPTIVE.
• A good paraphrase must MAKE SENSE.

Which characteristic is NOT true of a complete sentence?
A complete sentence is a group of words that must...  

• have a subject and verb. 
• have capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end of the sentence. 
• make sense.
• have at least two phrases.

I know my paraphrase is CORRECT when... 

• my paraphrase has a different meaning than the original phrase or sentence.
• my paraphrase uses the same words as the original phrase or sentence.
• my paraphrase rhymes with the original phrase or sentence.
• my paraphrase has the same meaning as the original phrase or sentence.

True or False?
I need to use my OWN WORDS as much as possible when I paraphrase a phrase or sentence.

• True
• False

True or False?
I will always be able to change every word in a sentence into my OWN WORDS.

• True
• False

True or False?
The first step of paraphrasing a sentence is breaking it into parts.

• True
• False

True or False?
The first step in paraphrasing a sentence is paraphrasing the parts. 

• True
• False