2. PARAPHRASING
expressing the meaning of something by using
different words. Example:
Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man => Playing Iron Man made
Robert Downey Jr. renown around the world.
3. PARAPHRASING
expressing the meaning of something by using
different words. Example:
Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man => Playing Iron Man made
Robert Downey Jr. renown around the world.
4. PARAPHRASING
expressing the meaning of something by using
different words. Example:
Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man => Playing Iron Man made
Robert Downey Jr. renown around the world.
Paraphrasing is crucial for Speaking and Writing on
TOEFL.
Learning paraphrasing can make it easier for you to
pick the right answers on Reading and Listening.
5. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
6. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
7. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
• Robert Downey Jr. was renowned around the world
for playing Iron Man
8. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
• Robert Downey Jr. was renowned around the world
for playing Iron Man structure is not changed
9. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
• Robert Downey Jr. was renowned around the world
for playing Iron Man structure is not changed
• The role of Iron Man made Robert Downey Jr.
famous
10. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
• Robert Downey Jr. was renowned around the world
for playing Iron Man structure is not changed
• The role of Iron Man made Robert Downey Jr.
famous the words are not changed
11. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
• Robert Downey Jr. was renowned around the world
for playing Iron Man structure is not changed
• The role of Iron Man made Robert Downey Jr.
famous the words are not changed
• Iron Man was played by Robert Downey Jr.
12. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
• Robert Downey Jr. was renowned around the world
for playing Iron Man structure is not changed
• The role of Iron Man made Robert Downey Jr.
famous the words are not changed
• Iron Man was played by Robert Downey Jr. meaning
is not complete
13. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
• Robert Downey Jr. was renowned around the world
for playing Iron Man structure is not changed
• The role of Iron Man made Robert Downey Jr.
famous the words are not changed
• Iron Man was played by Robert Downey Jr. meaning
is not complete
Good Paraphrasing:
• Acting as Iron Man was the reason for popularity of
Robert Downey Jr.
14. RULES OF PARAPHRASING
1. The key terms can stay the same.
2. Replace the words with synonyms.
3. Change the structure of the sentence.
4. Do not leave out important information.
• “Robert Downey Jr. became famous because of his
role as Iron Man”
Bad Paraphrasing:
• Robert Downey Jr. was renowned around the world
for playing Iron Man structure is not changed
• The role of Iron Man made Robert Downey Jr.
famous the words are not changed
• Iron Man was played by Robert Downey Jr. meaning
is not complete
Good Paraphrasing:
• Acting as Iron Man was the reason for popularity of
Robert Downey Jr.
