Which of the following sentences best defines paraphrasing? A. When paraphrasing, you shorten a passage to omit repetition. B. W
hen 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.
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.
The naval ship came to the island from the story of the Lord of the Flies because they crew members saw a jungle fire smoke that attracted their attention. Therefore, the answer would be letter C. The naval officer then came to rescue Ralph and his friends from the terrors of the island.
