HOW TO PARAPHRASE

When you’re writing an

essay, don’t copy from
the original one, but
paraphrase!
Paraphrasing means to put someone else’s ideas in
your own words.

Of course, copying someone else’s words or ideas is

wrong. On the other hand, paraphrasing is welcome.

That’s because if you can paraphrase, then it means

you understand the material very well.
 HOW TO PARAPHRASE
Use Synonyms Change the Keep the main
structure idea
Take note of
the important Use a different
Don’t change
nouns and verbs. word form
too much!
See which Active Passive
synonyms might Change the words,
be able to replace Change the word keep the idea
them. order / linking
words
For many people across Europe, the war between Russia and Ukraine has
lead to price rises in many everyday goods.

many people across the majority of

Europe European population

lead to price rises become overpriced

many everyday lots of groceries

goods
Lots of daily consumer goods have become overpriced for the majority of
European population as a consequence of Russia-Ukraine war.
 That afternoon, the brave man leaped toward
the hot sand and blue ocean so he could cool off.

brave man adventurer

leaped jumped
hot sand warm beach
blue ocean the sea
cool off go for a swim
That afternoon, the brave man leaped toward the
hot sand and blue ocean so he could cool off.

That afternoon, the adventurer jumped toward the

warm beach and the sea so he could go for a swim.

Because it was so hot, the adventurer jumped

toward the beach and the sea to go for a swim in
the afternoon.
The strawberries grew quickly
because of the hot sun and
daily rain all summer.

Grew quickly big & juicy

Hot sun warm
Daily rain wet
Summer July
The strawberries grew quickly because of the hot
sun and daily rain all summer.

The strawberries were big and juicy because of

the warm and wet July.

It was a nice, warm and wet July, so we got big

juicy strawberries.
Neil Armstrong, the first human who step onto
the moon, splashed into the Pacific Ocean on July
24, 1969.
step onto set foot on

moon lunar surface

splashed into returned to

the Pacific Earth
Ocean
July 24, 8 days after launch
1969 20 days after U.S.
Independence Day
Neil Armstrong, the first human who step onto the
moon, splashed into the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969.

Neil Armstrong, the first human who set foot on the

lunar surface, retuned to earth 8 days after launch.
8 days after launch, the first man who set foot on the
lunar surface, Neil Armstrong, returned to earth.
20 days after U.S. Independence Day, the first man to
set foot on the lunar surface, Neil Armstrong,
returned to earth.
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