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Commonly used paraphrasing techniques

Commonly used paraphrasing techniques. Synonyms Moving phrases Changing voices Changing parts of speech Sentence combining. Synonyms (words with a similar meaning). Overuse of ground water would lead to pervasive drought . Overuse of ground water would cause w idespread dryness.

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Commonly used paraphrasing techniques

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  1. Commonly used paraphrasing techniques Synonyms Moving phrases Changing voices Changing parts of speech Sentence combining

  2. Synonyms (words with a similar meaning) Overuse of ground water would lead topervasivedrought. Overuse of ground water would causewidespreaddryness.

  3. Moving phrases • Overuse of ground water would cause widespread dryness. • Widespread dryness would be a result of overuse of ground water.

  4. Changing voices • The use of renewable sources could stop the destruction of the rainforests. (active voice) • The destruction of the rainforests could be stopped by the use of renewable sources. (passive voice)

  5. Changing parts of speech • The use of renewable sources could stop the destruction of the rainforests. • Using renewable sources could stop people destroying the rainforests.

  6. Sentence combining Typhoon forced more than a thousand people to escape from villages in the mountains.It poured over one meter of heavy rain on mountainous areas.(2 sentences) Typhoon forced more than a thousand people to escape from villages in the mountains as it poured over one meter of heavy rain on mountainous areas.(1 sentence)

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