How and when to Use Paraphrase Correctly?
As a language teacher, I often get questions about creating texts. One of the most frequent questions that students ask me is about quoting third parties directly or indirectly in their texts, especially about Paraphrase.Paraphrase or Parafrasi is a method used in their writings to quote a third-party text but without directly quoting the source material. In a text creation, whenever an author or material is cited, the source that is not yours must be informed or specified.Other ways to explain Parafrasi are:* A reliable and legitimate way to use information that has been said by others beforehand;*Write your version of content and information that has been expressed by others in text or literary material was written before;*A reformulation is more in-depth or detailed of a text by another author, but without modifying the essential idea primarily stated without altering the meaning. The advantages of using Parafrasi are numerous, such as:*Prevents the writer of the text or newsroom from quoting other texts from third parties, preventing their ideas from being suppressed by citations.*It is better to cite concise information than random and discrete passages.* A successful paraphrase makes the idea of the text or literary production understood more clearly and …
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