ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When you paraphrase you are ____
A
using a funny phrase.
B
talking to others.
C
writing about the beginning, middle, and end of the text.
D
to re-say what the author said in your own words.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Paraphrasing means putting someone else’s ideas into your own words. Paraphrasing a source involves changing the wording while preserving the original meaning. Paraphrasing is an alternative to quoting (copying someone’s exact words and putting them in quotation marks).

Detailed explanation-2: -When you paraphrase, you use your own words to express something that was written or said by another person. Putting it into your own words can clarify the message, make it more relevant to your audience, or give it greater impact. You might use paraphrased material to support your own argument or viewpoint.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paraphrasing is not simply changing a few words, deleting or adding a few words, or reversing the order of words. To paraphrase correctly, you must restate the author’s words in such a way that the original meaning of the passage is not changed, but the words that you use are your own.

Detailed explanation-4: -To paraphrase means to restate or reword a paragraph or reword a paragraph or text, especially in order to borrow, clarify or expand on information without actually plagiarizing. Paraphrasing is a vital tool to use when writing research papers, essays and pieces of journalism.

Detailed explanation-5: -citation: A paraphrase of a passage from a book, or from another person, for the purposes of a scholarly paper.

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