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Paraphrase

Paraphrase . Word of the Week. Definitions. Paraphrase means . . . restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clarity to put something into other words or into your own words Also Paraphrasing. Paraphrase . Synonyms : restate reword summarize

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Paraphrase

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  1. Paraphrase Word of the Week

  2. Definitions • Paraphrase means . . . • restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clarity • to put something into other words or into your own words • Also Paraphrasing

  3. Paraphrase • Synonyms: • restate • reword • summarize • Antonyms: • full discussion • interpretation • elaboration

  4. Paraphrase • Many novels paraphrase the plot before the book begins. Fever 1793 is about the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in the summer of 1793 that affected Matilda Cook and her small group of family and friends.

  5. Paraphrase In the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament, Moses wrote the Ten Commandments. King James version: TENTH COMMANDMENT Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 10th Commandment paraphrased: Do not desire anything or anyone that does not belong to you.

  6. Paraphrase Can you paraphrase the Pledge of Allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands---one nation, under God, indivisible---with liberty and justice for all.

  7. Paraphrase • Remember, that paraphrase means to . . . • reduce and simply the wording of something • better understand something by putting it into your own words

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