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What does it mean to paraphrase?

explain all of the main ideas in something you read

make up interesting phrases to describe something you read

rewrite a short passage in your own words

take notes while looking up unfamiliar words

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Answer:

Rewrite a short passage in your own words

Step-by-step explanation:

When you paraphrase, you write someone else's thoughts in your own words.

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Your lesson explains that paraphrasing is different than summarizing....

What do you do when you summarize?

→ Explain the main ideas in something you read, heard or watched.

Why?

Because a summary is a written "summing" up of someone else's message.

What part of a source should you summarize?

→ Just the sections that are related to your research questions.

Why?

To keep your research focused on your research question, you'll summarize sources related to your question.

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(*) Sorry for my late answer but I hope this helps others that are looking for this.

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Answer:

express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

here is and example "you can either quote or paraphrase literary texts"

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