PARAPHRASINGS

1. Despite earlier assurances that there was “nothing to indicate” that the double murder
was related to the discovery of a burning car and a man’s body some 500km south,
representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the two cases might be linked.

[However] ________________________________________________________________
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2. Their bodies were discovered by the roadside, 20km south of Liard River Hot
Springsprovincial park, on 15 July, but it took three days for police to identify Fowler and
Deese.

In spite _________________________________________________________________
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3. Several locals stopped down along the Alaska Highway and asked if they needed help
with their broken van. Nevertheless, the pair appeared to have the situation under control.

Although _________________________________________________________________
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4. Even though the RCMP informed that they had found the body of a man two kilometres
down the road, the man was not identified during that investigation.

[Nonetheless] ___________________________________________________________
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5.These worrying findings indicate that the problem of multi-drug resistance in P
falciparum has worsened in south-east Asia; thus, this highly successful resistant parasite
strain is capable of invading new territories and acquiring new genetic properties.”
As______________________________________________________________________
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6. Given that in parts of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia up to 80% of the most common
malaria parasites are now resistant to the two most common antimalarial drugs, drug-
resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across south-east Asia.

[Because of] ____________________________________________________________

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7.Due to the resistance to the two most common antimalarial drugs, the Plasmodium
falciparum parasites have also acquired resistance linked to the failure of treatment in half
of cases to one of the newest and most potent frontline drug combinations.

[Consequently]____________________________________________________________
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8.They discovered that it had spread aggressively, replacing local malaria parasites.
Therefore, it had become the dominant strain in Vietnam, Laos and north eastern Thailand.

Owing to _________________________________________________________________
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9.Up to 80% of the most common carriers of the disease are immune to the most common
treatments, researchers find. [Passive voice]

It_______________________________________________________________________
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10. “The problem of multi-drug resistance in P falciparum has substantially worsened in
south-east Asia since 2015,” said Olivo Miotto from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and
University of Oxford, who co-led the study. [Passive voice]

The problem of multi-drug resistance in P falciparum_____________________________

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11. Drug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across south-east Asia
leading to “alarmingly high” treatment failure rates of frontline medication, researchers
have warned. [Passive voice + relative clause]

Drug-resistant _____________________________________________________________
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12. The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to
avoid a politically dangerous tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or the
first-ever federal default. [Cleft sentence]
It ____________________________________________________________________
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13. It would mean a win for lawmakers eager to return Washington to a more predictable
path amid political turmoil and polarization, defence hawks determined to cement big
military increases, and Democrats seeking to protect domestic programs. [Cleft sentence]

What__________________________________________________________________
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14.The president made his remarks sitting alongside the Pakistani prime minister, Imran
Khan, who is seeking to have more than $1bn in US aid restored, after Trump cut it off last
year blaming Islamabad for not doing enough to fight extremism. [Participle clause]

_______________________________________________________________________
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15.Legislation to prevent a government shutdown will follow in September. [Unless]

A government____________________________________________________________
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16. I could win that war in a week, if we wanted to fight a war in Afghanistan and win it.

Assuming_________________________________________________________________
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17.This investigation is in its very infancy and it is not yet clear if Lucas and Chynna were
targeted or if this was a crime of opportunity.

Whether _________________________________________________________________
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18.This agreement was a total abdication of fiscal responsibility by Congress and it ended
up being the worst budget agreement in our nation’s history, proposed at a time when our
fiscal conditions were already precarious.

If only__________________________________________________________________
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19. Activists at an LGBT resource centre in the city of Ekaterinburg said they had received
a threatening letter, signed by “a liquidator of gays”, warning that if they did not close
down the centre “something very bad and very sad” could happen. [Would rather]

“A liquidator of gays” warned that he __________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________
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20. If migrant workers did not become pregnant by their employers, they would not face
dismissal, homelessness and a swift return home.

Were not for____________________________________________________________

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21. If the terms of their working visas had not required maids to live at their employers’
homes, those who become pregnant would not be fired by employers looking to avoid
accommodating a baby and paying for maternity leave.

But for_________________________________________________________________
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22. Projections for individual countries had never been produced to encourage governments
to increase their health budgets.

Never_________________________________________________________________
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23. The objective component of a hostile environment claim had hardly been altered at the
time the claim failed.

Hardly_________________________________________________________________
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24. The UNFPA should never perform, promote or fund abortion, even when universal
access to voluntary family planning is the highest priority.

Under no circumstances____________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________

25. He had explained the benefits only after leaders adopted a programme of action that
emphasised the centrality of women’s empowerment in tackling population growth and
development.

Only after______________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________

26. The UNFPA wants to show the facts to stakeholders as a call to action. They need to
accelerate progress since they only have 11 years left.

Not only _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________, but also _______________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

27. If UNFPA supported coercive practices, such as forced sterilisation and coerced
abortions, there would be a human rights abuse.

Were _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

28. Everything changed when Sally told him she was pregnant. If she had aborted the baby,
she would not have been thrown out.

Had__________________________________________________________________
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 ANSWERS
1. Representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police assured that there was “nothing
to indicate” that the double murder was related to the discovery of a burning car and a
man’s body some 500km south. However, representatives said the two cases might be
linked.

2. NOUN PHRASE | In spite of the discovery of their bodies by the roadside, 20km south of
Liard River Hot Springs provincial park, on 15 July, it took three days for police to identify
Fowler and Deese.

GERUND PHRASE | In spite of their bodies being discovered by the roadside, 20km south of
Liard River Hot Springs provincial park, on 15 July, it took three days for police to identify
Fowler and Deese.

FULL CLAUSE | In spite of the fact that their bodies were discovered by the roadside, 20km
south of Liard River Hot Springs provincial park, on 15 July, it took three days for police
to identify Fowler and Deese.

3. Although several locals stopped down along the Alaska Highway and asked if they
needed help with their broken van, the pair appeared to have the situation under control.

4. The RCMP informed that they had found the body of a man two kilometres down the
road. Nonetheless, the man was not identified during that investigation.

5. As this highly successful resistant parasite strain is capable of invading new territories
and acquiring new genetic properties, these worrying findings indicate that the problem of
multi-drug resistance in P falciparum has worsened in south-east Asia.

6. NOUN PHRASE | Because of the (current) resistance of up to 80% of the most common
malaria parasites to the two most common antimalarial drugs in parts of Thailand, Vietnam
and Cambodia, drug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across
south-east Asia.

GERUND PHRASE | Because of being resistant to the two most common antimalarial drugsin
parts of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, drug-resistant forms of malaria-causing
parasites are spreading across south-east Asia.
7. The Plasmodium falciparum parasites areresistant to the two most common antimalarial
drugs. Consequently, they have also acquired resistance linked to the failure of treatment
in half of cases to one of the newest and most potent frontline drug combinations.

8. NOUN PHRASE | Owing to the discovery of the aggressive spread by the replacement of
local malaria parasites, it had become the dominant strain in Vietnam, Laos and north
eastern Thailand.

FULL CLAUSE |Owing to the fact that they discovered that it had spread aggressively,
replacing local malaria parasites, it had become the dominant strain in Vietnam, Laos and
northe astern Thailand.

9. It is found (by researchers) that up to 80% of the most common carriers of the disease are
immune to the most common treatments.

10. The problem of multi-drug resistance in P falciparum was said to have substantially
worsened in south-east Asia since 2015.

11. Drug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across south-east Asia
leading to “alarmingly high” treatment failure rates of frontline medication, which has been
warned by researchers.

Drug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites were said to be spreading across south-

east Asia leading to “alarmingly high” treatment failure rates of frontline medication, which
has been warned by researchers.

12. It is an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid a

politically dangerous tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or the first-ever
federal default that the deal amounts to.

13. What it would mean is a win for lawmakers eager to return Washington to a more
predictable path amid political turmoil and polarization,defence hawks determined to
cement big military increases, and Democrats seeking to protect domestic programs.

14. Sitting alongside the Pakistani prime minister, Imran Khan, who is seeking to have
more than $1bn in US aid restored, after Trump cut it off last year blaming Islamabad for
not doing enough to fight extremism, the president made his remarks.

After cutting off aid last year and blaming Islamabad for not doing enough to fight
extremism, President Trump made his remarks sitting alongside the Pakistani
primeminister, Imran Khan, who is seeking to have more than $1bn in US aid restored.
15. A government shutdown will follow in September unless legislation prevents it.
A government shutdown will follow in September unless there is legislation to prevent it.
A government shutdown will follow in September unless it is prevented by legislation.

16. Assuming we wanted to fight a war in Afghanistan and win it, I could win that war in a
week.

17. Whether Lucas and Chynna were targeted or this was a crime of opportunity, it is not
yet clear as this investigation is in its very infancy.

18. If only this agreement had been proposed at a time when our fiscal conditions had not
been precarious, this agreement would not have been a total abdication of fiscal
responsibility by Congress and it would not have ended up being the worst budget
agreement in our nation’s history.

If only this agreement had not been proposed at a time when our fiscal conditions were
precarious, this agreement would not have been a total abdication of fiscal responsibility by
Congress and it would not have ended up being the worst budget agreement in our nation’s
history.

19. “A liquidator of gays” warned (through a threatening letter) that he would rather close
down the LGBT resource centre in the city of Ekaterinburg. Otherwise, “something very
bad and very sad” could happen to the activists.

20. Were not for migrant workers’ pregnancy, they would not face dismissal,
homelessness and a swift return home.

21. But for the terms of their working visas, those who become pregnant would not be
fired by employers looking to avoid accommodating a baby and paying for maternity leave.

But for the requirements of the working visas of maids, those who become pregnant
wouldnot be fired by employers looking to avoid accommodating a baby and paying for
maternity leave.

But for the terms of the working visas of maids, who are required to live at theiremployers’
homes, those who become pregnant would not be fired by employers looking to avoid
accommodating a baby and paying for maternity leave.

22. Never had projections for individual countries been produced to encourage
governments to increase their health budgets.
23. Hardly had the objective componentof a hostile environment claim been altered when
the claim failed.

24. Under no circumstances should the UNFPA never perform, promote or fund abortion,
even when universal access to voluntary family planning is the highest priority.

25. Only after he had explained the benefits, did leaders adopt a programme of action that
emphasised the centrality of women’s empowerment in tackling population growth and
development.

Only after having explained the benefits, did leaders adopt a programme of action that
emphasised the centrality of women’s empowerment in tackling population growth and
development.

26. Not only does the UNFPA want to show the facts to stakeholders as a call to action,
but also they need to accelerate progress since they only have 11 years left.

27. Were UNFPA to support coercive practices, such as forced sterilisation and coerced
abortions, there would be a human rights abuse.

Were coercive practices, such as forced sterilisation and coerced abortions, to be supported
by UNFPA, there would be a human rights abuse.

28. Had Sally aborted the baby, she would not have been thrown out.