What is Paraphrasing?

 When we write something in our own words which is written by somebody else without changing the context of the main idea is paraphrasing. Take English language training in Bur Dubai along with the training of IELTS and OET courses at Easy Learn UAE. 

 To write information into your own words is called paraphrasing, and a word, sentence, phrase and even a paragraph can be paraphrased. In case if I have to call somebody ‘handsome’, then I will use the word ‘Adonis’ for him, so I paraphrased a word.


This can be done to a phrase as well for example ‘an affluent’ can be replaced with the ‘a well off’. When it comes to sentences it can be understood with the help of an example like ‘This time I am going to score more at the exams’ can be paraphrased by ‘In this exam I will set new standards in scoring’. For the IELTS training in Dubai ‘Easy Learn UAE’ is a good option!

Paraphrasing Strategy

The University of Kansas proposed an idea for paraphrasing that is famous as R.A.P, which stands for Read, Ask and Paraphrase respectively.

R.A.P can be explained as R tends that we are going to read the paragraph, and here ‘A’ stands for ask or probe yourself about the idea what you are reading, while ‘P’ stands for us putting the main idea into your own words.             

Paraphrasing of a paragraph with an example

The adolescence is a stage in human life which is very much different from the other stages of life like childhood and adulthood. The reason is very simple that before the 20th year of age the part of the brain known as prefrontal cortex is developing stage and this result in the haste decision without thinking of the results.

Paraphrased Version

Childhood and Adulthood are totally different from the teen age when it comes to the phases of the human life. The brain is in the stage of development where prefrontal cortex is incomplete until the age of 20 which tend the teens to take the action without thinking.

The above example has nothing to do with long and short paraphrased paragraph but rather it is about using your own word while paraphrasing. The thing that is required to know that one cannot add any idea out of the context, so one may play with the sentence in many ways but without changing its context. The point or focus of the main sentence should not change, and this you can master with OET training in Dubai. 

Paraphrasing is not limited to the writing but sayings can be paraphrased also and the best example is when you reach late to your class and when you acquire your seat then you whisper to the classmate sitting beside you in order to get brief on what you left in the lecture. The classmate gives you an idea or brief you in his own language, and this called paraphrasing. Go for the best English language training in Bur Dubai!
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