Question

What is the best way to describe paraphrasing?

Paraphrasing is not using quotation marks.
Paraphrasing is rewriting ideas in your own words.
Paraphrasing is using someone else's information.
Paraphrasing is rearranging exact words in a new way.

Answer 1

Paraphrasing is rewriting ideas in your own words., Paraphrasing is the process of putting someone else's thoughts into your own sentences. You must rewrite a passage without modifying the context of the original text to paraphrase a source. Paraphrasing is a form of quote that involves copying someone's exact words and putting them in quotation marks.

Answer 2

Paraphrasing is rewriting ideas in your own words.