Question

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.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Answer:

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.