Which of the following sentences best defines paraphrasing? A. When paraphrasing, you shorten a passage to omit repetition. B. When paraphrasing, you rewrite a passage in your own words. C. When paraphrasing, you state the main idea of a passage. D. When paraphrasing, you evaluate whether a passage is factual or opinionated.

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Makayla Montoya

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3 April, 00:48

Which of the following sentences best defines paraphrasing? A. When paraphrasing, you shorten a passage to omit repetition. B. When paraphrasing, you rewrite a passage in your own words. C. When paraphrasing, you state the main idea of a passage. D. When paraphrasing, you evaluate whether a passage is factual or opinionated.

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Kadyn Pace · Answer 1

B. When paraphrasing, you rewrite a passage in your own words.

Explanation:

Paraphrasing means restating or rephrasing in one's own words, always being careful to give credit to the original source in order to avoid charges of plagiarism (that is, passing someone else's ideas as your own). As such, paraphrasing does not add new information nor does it synthesize or condenses information (like in a summary), it just re-elaborates the passage in different words that should aim at the same meaning as the original.

Angel Henderson · Answer 2

B. When paraphrasing, you rewrite a passage in your own words.