USE OF ENGLISH: PARAPHRASING

Use the words given and rewrite these sentences by adding 2 or more words.
DO NOT change the meaning

1- If instructions are not clearly understood the search can be painstaking.

Unless the crowd ……………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2- If work were commissioned from a specific, named group it would be outsourcing.

Were work …………….…………………………………………………………………

3- Wikipedia is the most comprehensive encyclopedia this world has ever seen.

Never …………..……………………………………………………………………

4- The crucial prerequisite is the use of the open call format and the large network of
potential laborers.

It is essential that ...................................................................................................

5- The principle of crowdsourcing is that more heads are better than one.

Crowdsourcing is based …………………………………………………………….

6- Clear instructions are essential in crowdsourcing.

What crowdsourcing …………………………………………………………………

7- If the instructions are not clearly understood the search can be painstaking.

Should the crowd …………………………………………………………………….

8- Users submit solutions which are then immediately owned by the crowdsourcer.

No sooner …………….……………………………………………………………….
a) Once the floodwaters rose the rescue teams were nowhere to be found.
No sooner .................................................................................................................................

*b) Hurricane Katrina destroyed the beachfront towns both in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Not only.....................................................................................................................................

c) As looters ruled the streets, federal and local authorities came under fire.
Due to........................................................................................................................................

d) With state and local officials having heeded forecasts of disaster from hurricane experts, this
would not have happened.
Had.............................................................................................................................................

e) The number of fatalities and the amount of damage are still unknown.
It is still unknown.....................................................................................................................

f) Federal, state and local officials failed to heed forecasts of disasters.

Federal, state and local officials wish ...................................................................................

a) Zuckerberg has created a social network that not only reflects your life but maybe expands it.
Not only………………………………………………………………………………………………….....

b) Facebook has been credited with bringing social networking into the mainstream.
Facebook is believed …………………………………………………………………………………

c) Such skills are more likely to develop if supported.

Odds are ………………………………………………………………………………….....................

d) Zuckerberg has created a social network that not only reflects your life but maybe expands it.
In addition to …………………………………………………………………………………………

e) Facebook was widely credited with helping Barack Obama secure victory in last year's U.S.
presidential election.
...........................................................................accountable ………………………………………

f) Before, most people wouldn't consider sharing their real identities online.
 Rarely …………………………………………………………………………………………………......

a) The ‘Agenda-Setting Theory’ places more emphasis on what issues are actually covered in the
media.
...................................................... is laid ………………………………………......................

b) Heavy television viewers are likely to perceive the world as it is portrayed on the screen
Chances are ………………………………………………………………………………….....

c) The press may not be successful much of the time in telling people what to think.
Seldom ………………………………………………………………….................................

d) The ‘Agenda-Setting Theory’ places less emphasis on the impact of the media on public
opinion.
Little …………………………………………………………………………………....................

e) The press is stunningly successful in telling its readers what to think about.
Stunning as ................................................................…………………………...................

f) How the media chooses to comment on those events will inevitably influence the thinking of
many.
Many …………………………………………………………………………………………………........

a) For all the uncertainty and chaos in the early days following the quake, it was clear the world
wanted to help.
Although ....................................................………………………………………..............................

b) The shoddiness of construction made the death toll dramatically higher than it would have been
had the quake struck in a sturdier place.
If ………………………………………………………………………………………….........................

c) For the 200,000 Haitians with HIV or AIDS interruption can mean death.
Were …………………………………………………………………....................................................

d) Unless the world helps prepare the poorest societies for future quakes and storms we'll be
chasing after worsening disasters for decades to come.
 Chances are ……………………………………………………………………….................................

e) The shoddiness of construction in Port-au-Prince made the death toll dramatically higher.
A higher death ................................................................………………………….........................

f) Earthquakes don't kill people: bad buildings do.

It is …………………………………………………………………………………………………............

a) It is precisely because our interior selves are essentially inscrutable that we depend so much
on surface clues.
So ………………………………………….………………………………………………………......

b) We cannot unscramble the psychological coding of our spouses much less the machinations
and motivations of public figures
…………………………………………………………….……let alone …………………………......

c) Appearances have always mattered for women more than for men, although this distinction is
fast eroding
In spite ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

d) It is precisely because our interior selves are essentially inscrutable that we depend so much
on surface clues.
What ……………………………………………………………………………………………….........

e) All meaningful discourse seeks to end appearances; yet it is an impossible undertaking.

Despite………………………………………………………………………………………………......

f) We are less used to women standing in the spotlight demanding our close attention
Never before ……………………………………………………………………………………….....
a) Obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible – albeit most neglected – public health
problems.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Yet, …………………...................................................................................................................

b) “Globesity” is taking over many parts of the world.

Almost everywhere ………………………………………………………………………………......

c) Contrary to conventional wisdom, the obesity epidemic is not restricted to industrialized

societies. In developing countries 115 million people suffer from obesity-related problems.
Not only ………………………………………………………………………………………………...

d) If immediate action is not taken, millions will suffer from an array of serious health disorders.
Unless ………………………………………………………………………………………………......

e) Contrary to conventional wisdom, the obesity epidemic is not restricted to industrialized

societies but is also present in developing countries.
Far from …………………………………………………………………………………………….......

f) Public awareness campaigns were also initiated to sensitize policy-makers, private sector
partners, medical professionals and the public at large.
…………………………………………………………… was aimed at ………………………..