Question

The following passage appears on a website:

Gorillas may look threatening, but they are peaceful and family-oriented animals. They are the largest of all primates, but as plant-eating animals, do not bother other creatures.
Which choice best paraphrases the information?
As the largest primates, gorillas look imposing. In reality, they eat plants, protect their families, and keep to themselves.
Gorillas are the largest of all primates. They may look threatening, but they are plant-eating animals. They are peaceful and family oriented and do not bother other creatures.

Answer 1

I think the first one paraphrases it best.

Answer 2

As the largest primates, gorillas look imposing. In reality, they eat plants, protect their families, and keep to themselves.

Step-by-step explanation:

A paraphrase is a re-expression or re-statement of the meaning of an idea by using our own words, often done with the purpose of making the original content clearer, simpler and shorter.

Both options express the same thing of the original passage, however, the second option is not a good example of paraphrasing because it looks very similar to the original passage: it copies almost the exact same words while simply re-arranging the phrases of the original passage.

The first option, on the other hand, uses different words and phrases to express the idea of the original passage but in a more concise and simpler way.