Question

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Rewrite the paragraph, rephrasing it to make it clearer.
room, he was reading a book He said, "You shouldn't read while you are walking!" As Rick put his
Mr. Thomas had asked Rick to see her at three o'clock in her office. When Rick entered Mr. Thomass
book down and looked at Mrs. Thomas, he smiled.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Introduction

In your assignments you will be expected to draw on the writing of experts in your field of study to demonstrate your understanding of key concepts, ideas and debates. You will also use this material as evidence to support your arguments and justify your claims.

Care is needed when incorporating the work of others into your assignments to avoid plagiarism. The techniques that will assist you to achieve this are: paraphrasing, summarising and quoting combined with correct referencing.

The tutorial will cover:

Making notes for assignmentsParaphrasingSummarisingQuotingInformation-prominent or Author-prominent citationPutting it all together

Making notes for assignments

Although it can be tempting to copy chunks word-for-word from a text when making notes for an assignment, you should avoid this for three reasons:

it can increase the risk of accidental plagiarismit can mask the fact that you do not fully understand what you have readit is a passive technique and does not help you to learn.

Answer 2

Answer:

Mr. Thomas had asked Rick to see him at three o' clock in his office. When Rick entered Mr. Thomas's room, she was reading a book. Thomas said, "You shouldn't read while you are walking!" As Rick put her book down and looked Mr. Thomas, she smiled.

Explanation:

How do you Rephrase a Paragraph?

1.Paraphrasing each sentence that makes up the paragraph.

2.Ensuring there is an adequate flow from sentence to sentence.

3.Ensuring every sentence is clear.

4.Identify words and phrases that can be changed and replace them with appropriate synonyms.