The two reasons to paraphrase a text rather than summarizing or quoting it:
To eliminate irrelevant details.
To avoid plagiarism.
<h3>What is paraphrasing?</h3>
Paraphrasing is known as a process of restating the meaning of a text or passage using your own words. Paraphrasing helps one to understand the text personally. This is because the writer restates the text in his/her words.
We can see that paraphrasing will help eliminate irrelevant details and also help to minimize or avoid plagiarism.
