1. Useful phrases and Patterns for paraphrase
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2. Circles and Squares Theory
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) )v(rEY
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) y>C
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Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) ub?dfS9$_
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) %s}{5Qcl/
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6. Rule 1: N2N `{ Ox=+]M
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury ea{zL
Antonyms and opposites: 8A0a/
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Hypernyms/hyponyms: ;QVTb3Th
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils #+<YFm\i
7. A2A (e;/Smol
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant zjH8S
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet 5ms]Wbh)
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant n"?*"Ya
8. V2V 3ylSO73R
Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over jjrE8[
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better Ca5LLG
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It sMLXn]m
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It is ---à It does It does -à It is N*[b26
I am -à I do I do --à I am \R9izuc9
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I love you --- You are loved by me R:l &2
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … K8&) kfyI
= We may be interested in …. R@uA4Al
11. Make it a piece of cake '5Kj"aD%
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! ePq (.o
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) HNc/p4z
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) @ G!Ir"Q
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N YvuE:ia
Stop : (cease, leave off) put a stop to, call a halt to, bring …to a close, get it over with, wind up, come to a stop, come to a standstill draw to a close +BO kHXk1
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to '
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Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of 4o";p}[b
13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at <_kA+&T
Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself 3(t3r::&
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far "
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Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off gH,Pz
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation eU`O=uE
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare 3P>1-=
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N Tb;,t=;u
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law !%t2ZQJq
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting o%`=+-K
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt GL-b})yy
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money lup2>"?*
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller }kItVx
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive 5`:d$rv
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual dHg[r|xC
18. Rule 5: A2P ? EHheZ{
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) j_h:_D4
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) ]91QZ~4a
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) 1tI=Dwx
Useless: of no use (I …?) %{
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Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms ~Ma r
19. Adj. à prep. .L;e:cvx
Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances AOKC1iD%Y
Cheap: low-priced, on the cheap, at small cost, at a low price, at budget prices, at piggy-bank prices, at cost, at reduced rates, at a bargain, for a song m__pQu:
20. Different: in a different manner, ina nother way, other than, on the other hand, in other respects, at variance, in disagreement, in conflict with, on the contrary, of another sort, at odds 75>Ok /
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus Y6)o7t
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A lsOfpJ
It is Wonderful: I stare openmouthed, It open one’s eyes, I rub one’s eyes, I hold ones breath, I not know what to say, I not believe one’s eyes/ears/senses, I marvel at, I am seized with wonder v4'kV:;&
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with n|rKo<Y0
I am/It is progressive: I/It make progress/advance, go forward, get along, get ahead, gather way, gain ground, make my way, under way UuF(n$B
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn 79d(UG'O
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve FY^Nn
Cheap: cost little, not cost anything, can afford, find it inexpensive, find it within one’s means, get one’s money’s worth, buy at a bargain
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23. Different: vary from, differ from, stand apart, be distinguished from, deviate from, disagree with, conflict/contrast with, clash with, not be like, bear no resemblance to IPYwUix
Ignorant: know nothing, not know any better, labor in darkness, have a lot to learn, have no idea/notion of, not have the slightest/faintest idea 7:b.c
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses { %]imf|g.
Actions: what we do z,^~H
Habitat: where animals/we live q-_!&kDK"
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … d(ypFd9z
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye 1,bE[_
Cultivation: the way we are educated Q1?*+]
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought h3 XSt
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … Km%L1Cd]
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters @v#P u_
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret +>vKI8g*RH
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical }AJoF41X
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen 23>[-XZb[O
26. Knowledge: what we know d,JDfG)
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people 1d]F$>
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of K SOD(
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists fZ7AGP
Choice: what you do and not do @y`xFPB
Rules: what are should/told to do ^9q#,6
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate 8SKrpwy
Maturity: when you grow up n%J=!z3
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words ;'uQBx}
Car: automobile y3s+.5;
Infant: baby 6xJffl
Management: boss 4.jRTL5-oj
Asylum: mental hospital
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation Kh(`6 f
Air pollution: dirty air G!r)N0?_f
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 M[YFyM(
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others @>(KEjQTz
28. Universities: higher education institutions L4g%o9G
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school H,X|-B
References: dictionaries d-UeItyW*
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today +hmFFQQ}
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues f` uRC-B/
Drugs: illegal substances U+)p'%f;
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms n_e'n|T
Poor performance in class: limited success in class 3N+lWuE}K
Backward students: less-intelligent EX`P(=zD
Death penalty: capital punishment '3( ^Zv
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged 5XZ!yYB?
Fail: fall short of (success/target) Mn.,?IF`K
Fire: lay off, downsize
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility \beO5]KS<
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child )#}>,,S
Make love: sleep with %SM;B-/zHt
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One-room apartment: studio apartment &r5q,l&@n
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged 6Dq4Q|C
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged LwH#|8F
Teacher: educator JbMTULA
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom _IDZ.\'>$
Tramp: the homeless $<^t][{
Ugly: plain, homely 5</$dcG
Venereal disease: social disease RdTM5ANT
Wrong: improper NK_|h%
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity 11[lc2
Parochial: less universal l90mM'[
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. Bh>L"'.2
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. &],uD3:5O
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. `Lf'/q
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. 3$$E0`
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The most important things in life aren't things. E9HMhUe
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. +L(amq;S
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. E$e7(D
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. d2
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Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. XpQ Ol
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Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas (!os&/",
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain.
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36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. R$a<=
Dead men tell no tales. `+JFvn!
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. LSo!_tY
All that glitters is not gold. )&DAbB!O
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. }2A6W%^>]
Beggars can't be choosers. 97}]@xN=
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. \>L,X_DL
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. `sxfj)s
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. '[F:uA
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. 1C[9}}
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. s>rR\`
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. CU$khz"
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More subjective: less objective E' 5*w6
Less interesting: duller We+rFk1ddt
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41. Rather than: instead of wZrFu(_
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from myx/ |-V"F
As well as: together with, with #GsOE#*>T
Similarly: likewise, coupled with ;D5>iek5
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, !+xQ
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore ~ KK9aV{
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, )W@ug,y
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually wNONh`b
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, h\RX/C!+
particularly, including, specifically, such as r)(5,*v
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively : }Jx
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently {f*Y}/@
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless >T$0*7wF
44. By and large: in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally