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PARAPHRASE INFORMATION:
To paraphrase: to put the same meaning into other words.

Paraphrasing is used to tell what your sources have said without having to continually quote them word for word.

__**You will still give your source credit for their information in order to avoid plagiarism.**__


 * Words that cannot be changed when paraphrasing:**
 * names of people and places
 * colors
 * numbers, unless there is a direct correlation such as "100 years" and "century"; "seven days" and "one week"; etc.
 * dates
 * technical terms
 * direct quotes

3-step process:

 * 1. Underline the words or phrases you plan to change into your own words. ( Avoid having 4 or more original words in a row.)
 * 2. Use the best replacement words or phrases that keep the same meaning.
 * Go to KAN-ED and find the **__Visual Thesaurus__** on the right-hand side. (Look for the icon with orange circles.)
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 * 3. Rearrange the sentence word order (syntax) to avoid plagiarism. (
 * Begin your new sentence with something from the middle or end of the original sentence and see where it takes you.)
 * Example:**
 * Original sentence:** In the last ten years, men and women in the United States have spent more money on fast foods than ever before.
 * **Step 1: Underline**
 * In the last **__ten years__** (item 1) **__men and women__** ( 2) in the United States ( 3) have **spent** more **money** ( 4) on fast food than **__ever before__** ( 5).
 * **Step 2: Replace chosen words**
 * (Item 1) decade (Item 2) adults (Item 3) American (Item 4) purchased (Item 5) at any other time. Order: 1,2,3,4,5.
 * **Step 3: Change the syntax** (word order)
 * American adults have purchased more fast foods during the previous decade than at any other time. Order: 3,2,4,1,5.
 * At no other time have American adults purchased more fast foods than during the previous decade. Order: 5, 3, 2, 4, 1,
 * At no other time have American adults purchased more fast foods than during the previous decade. Order: 5, 3, 2, 4, 1,


 * Another example with all three steps done correctly:**
 * __Original sentence__: In the last __100 years__, __diet__ and __medical advances__ have led to __significant changes__ in __human growth__.
 * __Rewritten:__ In the last __century__, the __food and drink which people consume__ and the __improvements in medicine__ have resulted in __important alterations__ in __people's development.__ Order: 1,2,3,4,5.
 * __Rearranged:__ __People's development__ has seen __important alterations__ because of the __food and drink which people consume__ and also __improvements in medicine__ __in the last century__. Order: 5,4,2,3,1.