Paraphrasing

There are three techniques to paraphrase successfully:

1. By changing the vocabulary

e.g. She examined the difficulties that…

=She investigated the problems that…

2. By changing the verb from active to passive voice

e.g. Johns (1987) analysed the student’s difficulties and…

=The student’s difficulties were analysed by Johns (1987) and…

3. By changing the word (e.g. from verb to noun):

e.g. The reports were completed in Apri...

=The completion of the reports in April...


Source: ENG191 Course Pack 2/ Set 2