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Paraphrasing Taking someone else’s original
informa0on or thoughts and pu6ng it into your own words.
When you are paraphrasing, remember the following 7ps:
1. Reread the passage un0l you understand its full meaning.
2. Change the sentence structure 3. Do not use more than three words
from the original source in a row
When you are paraphrasing, remember the following 7ps:
4. Use synonyms (a synonym is a word that means approximately the same as another word)
5. Use key words from the original. You do
not need to subs0tute every single word from the original.
6. Credit the author and page number
directly aKer the paraphrased text.
The DO NOTs of paraphrasing:
• Do not just choose a few words to change.
• Do not look at the original quote as you try to paraphrase it.