Question

Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2. [CASSIUS] For once, upon a raw and gusty day, The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores, Said Caesar to me “Darest thou, Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point?” Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow. So indeed he did. The torrent roared, and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside, And stemming it with hearts of controversy. But ere we could arrive the point proposed, Caesar cried ‘Help me, Cassius, or I sink!’

Which details should be included in a paraphrase of the passage? Select three options. (1) Cassius and Caesar were wearing Bathing suits. (2) Caesar asked Cassius to jump into the river with him. (3) Cassius leapt into the river and Caesar followed. (4) Caesar and Cassius argued about the river. (5) Caesar needed Cassius to save him from drowning.

Answer 1

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- 2) Caesar asked Cassius to jump into the river with him.

- 3) Cassius leapt into the river and Caesar followed.

- 5) Caesar needed Cassius to save him from drowning.

Answer 2

• Caesar asked Cassius to jump into the river with him.
• Cassius leapt into the river and Caesar followed.
• Caesar needed Cassius to save him from drowning.

Step-by-step explanation:

A paraphrase is a new affirmation of the meaning of a text or passage using other words. The term itself is derived from the Latin paraphrase of ancient Greek, whose meaning is "an additional way of expressing itself." A paraphrase usually explains or clarifies the text being paraphrased.

For that reason, details (1) and (4) can not be paraphrase examples, they do not present any statement of the text, contrary to details (2), (3) and (5), which prove statements of the text using words different, so they are a perfect example of paraphrase.