1. Useful phrases and Patterns for paraphrase mXZOkx{
2. Circles and Squares Theory wI'8B{[
3. 9 2’s Theory P(?i>F7s
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) bni :B?#
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) 4-^LC<}k
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) K{[yS B
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) 51.! S
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? f(q^R
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look nA8]/r1k
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Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! x9r5 ;5TI
6. Rule 1: N2N .v[8ie
Synonyms and near synonyms b;\qF&T
Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury Ikiv+Fq(
Antonyms and opposites: pE
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teacher: student; vanity: decency O?X
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Hypernyms/hyponyms: DmAMr=p
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils ~X;r}l=k<
7. A2A * bmdY=#7
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant ji{V#
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet qA:CV(Z
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant *ie#9jA
8. V2V *=}$@OS
Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over drTX
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better #9z\Wblr
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It h$|K vS
There are only three patterns that we should learn: [>#?C*s
It is ---à It does It does -à It is w#k'RuOw5
I am -à I do I do --à I am X
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It is -à I do/I am I am /do -à It is R^P~iAO
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I love you --- You are loved by me l){l*~5zl2
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It is interesting to notice that: 0rY<CV;fZ
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … _m0HgLS~
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11. Make it a piece of cake ":?>6'*1
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! rs2~spN;h
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) a?E]-Zf
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) Rj9ME,u
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N yi%A*q~MT
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 K^?yD
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to wIuwq>
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of w(n&(5FzB<
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 CF>k_\/Bj
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 vp &jSfQ^
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far hJ#U;GL
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 ~}w(YQy=y
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation C ,z7f"
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare `zRgP#
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law 6%C:k,Cx{d
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting W&}YMb
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt JT&CJ&#[h
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money _ZIaEJjH/
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller (qlIQC
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive i;*c|ma1>
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual *_b4j.)ax,
18. Rule 5: A2P $1.iMHb
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) f!e8xDfA
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) Wra*lQb/B
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) e<YC=67n)
Useless: of no use (I …?) 2GXAq~h@
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms *ZyIbT
19. Adj. à prep. 7<x0LW
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 jpZX5_o
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 -aLBj?N c[
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 -]~U_J]
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus U# Y?'3 :
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A IE: x&q`3
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 $@Zb]gavt?
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with ?0hk~8c
I am/It is progressive: I/It make progress/advance, go forward, get along, get ahead, gather way, gain ground, make my way, under way 7on$}=%
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn /8Bh
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve 99G/(Z}
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 E0\ '
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 jr~ +}|@{
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 G~a;q+7v'$
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses 6=Kl[U0Y
Actions: what we do [WX
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Habitat: where animals/we live x%k4Lm
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … j7<`^OG
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye >wej1#\3
Cultivation: the way we are educated K_ Y0;!W
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought A;1<P5lo
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … ;T/W7=4CZ
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters +>KWYPH
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret ^>h
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Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical 1m|Oi%i4
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen )_NQ*m
26. Knowledge: what we know m=z-}T5y!T
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people =y,_FFoS
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of J^hj
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Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists ?#ndMv!$
Choice: what you do and not do {(o\G"\<XY
Rules: what are should/told to do ']u w,b
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate f5
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Maturity: when you grow up V7N8m<Tf
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words MM|&B`v@;
Car: automobile }=^YLu=
Infant: baby A~\:}PN
Management: boss BEg%u)"([
Asylum: mental hospital mdypZ 1f_
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation /jC0[%~jV
Air pollution: dirty air ]Q-ON&/
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 {}D8Y_=9\
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others nFzhj%Pt;
28. Universities: higher education institutions 2Q|Vg*x
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West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school x7L$x=8s
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Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today .P# c/SQp
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues -qs.'o
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Drugs: illegal substances |5V#&e\ES
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms jsf=S{^2
Poor performance in class: limited success in class HGC>jeWd_
Backward students: less-intelligent X@JDfn?A
Death penalty: capital punishment *=MC+4E
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged KB&t31aq
Fail: fall short of (success/target) /6gqpzum4
Fire: lay off, downsize Zu$f-_"
Peasant workers: bNFX+GA/
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility [\V]tpl!
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child Zr;.`(>
Make love: sleep with 3iV/7~
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One-room apartment: studio apartment M_T$\z;,
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged [@rZ.Hsl
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged OB6I8n XW
Teacher: educator WyA>OB<Zeq
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom S%Pk@n`z]
Tramp: the homeless w{F8]N>0<
Ugly: plain, homely yf3%g\k
Venereal disease: social disease Z:,HB]&;9
Wrong: improper (
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Obscurity: deficiency in popularity C(}9
Parochial: less universal AjAmV
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. qk~QcVg
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. , *e^,|#
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. > :!faWX
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. +@Fy) {C7
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. }s}b]v
The most important things in life aren't things. #c+N}eX{
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity.
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A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. y"cK@sOo
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … Ea!}r|~]0
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. V,|l&-
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. C(?>l.QGw
Fiction has to make sense. kQ.atr`? e
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. 0Hff/~J
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas KOhy)h+ h
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. 6\4oHRJC
There are few animals that can eat the loins. w]tv<U={
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. HQt=.#GW
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. H$(%FWzQ%
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. (z ;=3S
Dead men tell no tales. v :6`(5
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. AJt0l|F
All that glitters is not gold. FxM`$n~K
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. (}4t
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Beggars can't be choosers. fhMtnh:
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. $o/?R]h
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. cFGP3Q4{
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. 0x[vB5R
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. LNXhzW
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. u6t.$a!5
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. kn+`2-0
40. Structural Substitutes ;OPz T9
No better than: as bad as 9y.C])(2
No sooner than: just as/upon .Ks&r
No worse than: as good as -$dnUXFsj[
On condition: in case, as long as /}#z/m@bN
More subjective: less objective 9Hlu%R
Less interesting: duller LtejLCf/
No more than: just [K&O]s<Y
41. Rather than: instead of Z%(aBz7Et
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from
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As well as: together with, with =ZzhH};aX
Similarly: likewise, coupled with _P,fJ`w
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, Zp-
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hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore 1swh7
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, ;Qk* h'}f
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Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, lG fO
particularly, including, specifically, such as @hl5^d"l
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively c)iQ3
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in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently s8@f Z4
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless @8n0GCv
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