Paraphrasing

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.

• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.

• One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.

• Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.

What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.

• A shark can leap 20 feet out of the water, it is called a shortfin mako.

• The shortfin mako shark can jump above the surface of water.

• A shortfin mako shark is able to jump 20 feet out of the water.

• A shortfin mako can jump 20 feet above the surface of the water.

What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.

• The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.

• Suriname and Brazil, the largest and smallest countries in South America.

• The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in South America.

• The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in South America.

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Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, has been an important market and trading place for hundreds of years.

• Tashkent and Uzbekistan are important places to trade hundreds of things in the market.

• For centuries, the Uzbekistan capital city of Tashkent has been a vital location for market and trading.

• For hundreds of years, Tashkent in Uzbekistan is a trading place important for the market.

• Uzbekistan is a popular place for trading markets and for hundreds of years Tashkent has been trading its capital goods.

Choose the BEST paraphrase of this text:

"Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team" (Scholastic Book of World Records, 2011, p. 99).

• Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.

• According to Scholastic Book of World Records 2011, I think it is great that soccer player Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team!

• Soccer player Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing soccer as striker/winger for La Liga's Barcelona team. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain.

• According to Scholastic Book of World Records, La Liga's Barcelona striker, Lionel Messi, makes over $39 million dollars annually (2011).

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Rugby is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.

• In New Zealand, the most loved sport is rugby, and a rugby team can be found almost everywhere there.

• Rugby is the most popular sport in the area of New Zealand. Every village, town, and district has teams.

• Most villages, districts, and towns in New Zealand love rugby and popular sports.

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The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to twenty five pounds. The flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat.

• The stinking corpse lily, also known as the giant rafflesia has blossoms. They can get pretty big and the blossoms stink.

• The giant rafflesia, with a three-feet diameter and weighs over eleven kilogrammes, has a nickname "the stinking corpse lily" as it produces an odour like rotting meat.

• There are flowers which give off a smell similar to rotting meat. The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to twenty five pounds.

When do you have to cite your sources?

• We do not have to cite sources.
• Only if your teacher tells you to.
• Whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.
• Only when you have time.

How should an in-text citation look?

• (Seuss, 1974)
• Dr. Seuss, book
• (Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat)
• (Cat in the Hat)