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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Paraphrasing

Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.

The gods first make mad those whom they wish to destroy.


Does my paraphrasing correctly mirror the original sentence?

  

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anonymous Does my paraphrasing correctly mirror the original sentence? Your sentence is the same as the original except for the order of clauses, so yes, it preserves the meaning. Still, your new sentence is not a paraphrase of the original.

  • anonymous Does my paraphrasing correctly mirror the original sentence?
  • Your sentence is the same as the original except for the order of clauses, so yes, it preserves the meaning.
  • Still, your new sentence is not a paraphrase of the original.
  • Here are some definitions of "paraphrase" that you can find in dictionaries: 1) a statement that uses different words to express something that someone has said or written, especially in order to make it shorter or clearer 2) a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form So you see, you need to use different words to make a paraphrase.
  • Rearranging the words that are already there does not make a paraphrase.
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anonymousDoes my paraphrasing correctly mirror the original sentence?

Your sentence is the same as the original except for the order of clauses, so yes, it preserves the meaning.

Still, your new sentence is not a paraphrase of the original. Here are some definitions of "paraphrase" that you can find in dictionaries:

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