Here are two more tips for paraphrasing a text.
As already mentioned in the previous part of this article, these rules were created together with a client of mine, Magdalena Schmidt, by extracting them from sentences we worked on together. Magdalena later took it upon herself to tidy them up and collect them into a document. With her permission, I am now little by little sharing them with you in the hope that they will be useful to you.
RULE 3:
Replace an adverb with an adjective and vice versa.
EXAMPLE:
Già oltre 90 mila firme in cinque giorni. (frase originale)
Oltre 90 mila firme in soli cinque giorni. (frase riformulata)
già (adverb) > soli (adjective)
I would like to emphasise that even though GIÀ and SOLI aren't synonyms when it comes to meaning, their proper use allows us to communicate the same message.
RULE 4:
Use synonyms.
EXAMPLE:
Già oltre 90 mila firme in cinque giorni. (frase originale)
Già più di 90 mila firme in cinque giorni. (frase originale)
oltre > più di
The art of paraphrasing enables us to assimilate the content of a text by making it our own and convey it to someone else using the linguistic means at our disposal. It is, for example, a technique widely used in coaching to ensure the correct understanding of a message that has been shared with us. In my view, it is a skill that could be useful to us in many areas of our personal and professional lives.
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