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Clee62 Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

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I have a questions about paraphrasing. If the main idea of an article is "It is silly to park close to the doors of shopping stores," could we say the opposite way like "It is better to park not close to the doors of shopping stores?" Or we have to phrase like the original one?
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If a to -infinitive clause is complement of an adjective like yours is, then you usually insert the "not" before the "to" in order to make it negative. ]' BillJ

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  • If a to -infinitive clause is complement of an adjective like yours is, then you usually insert the "not" before the "to" in order to make it negative.
  • ]' BillJ
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If a to-infinitive clause is complement of an adjective like yours is, then you usually insert the "not" before the "to" in order to make it negative. So you get:

'It is [silly to park close to the doors ...]' ~ 'It is [better not to park close to the doors ...]'

BillJ
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Hi,
Thanks for your corrections. But you didn't answer me the question. When we write a academic summary, is it okay to phrase the writer's ideas differently but still convey the same meanings?

Thanks
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