The document discusses various techniques for paraphrasing texts, including using synonyms, moving phrases, changing between active and passive voices, altering parts of speech, and combining sentences. It provides examples for each technique and notes that effective paraphrasing requires using multiple strategies while preserving the original meaning.

1. Commonly used paraphrasing
techniques
•Synonyms
•Moving phrases
•Changing voices
•Changing parts of speech
•Sentence combining

2. Synonyms (words with a similar
meaning)
Overuse of ground water would lead to
pervasive drought.
Overuse of ground water would cause
widespread dryness.

3. Moving phrases
• Overuse of ground water would cause
widespread dryness.
• Widespread dryness would be a result of
overuse of ground water.

4. Changing voices
• The use of renewable sources could stop the
destruction of the rainforests. (active voice)
• The destruction of the rainforests could be
stopped by the use of renewable sources.
(passive voice)

5. Changing parts of speech
• The use of renewable sources could stop the
destruction of the rainforests.
• Using renewable sources could stop people
destroying the rainforests.

6. Sentence combining
• Typhoon forced more than a thousand people to escape
from villages in the mountains. It poured over one meter of
heavy rain on mountainous areas. (2 sentences)
• Typhoon forced more than a thousand people to escape
from villages in the mountains as it poured over one meter
of heavy rain on mountainous areas. (1 sentence)

7. Remember
• Use two or more strategies in any
paraphrase
• Preserve the original meaning – do not add
or omit anything

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