Paraphrasing is saying something again in a different way than the author did it. The author’s idea has to be kept, but the vocabulary can be changed by using synonyms or by changing the sentence structure from active to passive or by changing the clause structure.
The sentences provided below were paraphrased by changing the words for synonyms, the phrases and sentence structure. Read each one and state which changes were made.
“The individual who lacks affection, recognition or the fulfillment of other emotional needs may turn to food”.
A person who is unloved or unrecognized may eat for emotional fulfillment.
Even childless people or those with children in private school contribute to education through taxes in The United States”.
“Computer systems contain internal memory units for storage instructions and data; in addition, they may include external systems to increase the memory and provide flexibility”
Instruction and data are kept in the internal memory units of computer systems. External memory units may be added for extra storage.
