English B1A CLASS PACK - Bakersfield College

PARAPHRASINGTo PARAPHRASE means to put the author’s idea in your own words. Unlike a summary, aparaphrase should be about the same length of the original. Use your own words, style, andsentence structure, and give credit to your source.EXAMPLE:ORIGINAL:If he can invent a machine that will senda whole gang of his brother workmenout to beg, starve, or steal, while theirwork is done by the cheaper labor oftheir wives and children, his promotionis certain and sure.PARAPHRASE:A. M. Simons laments the fact that thecompany inevitably promotes grafterswho devise machinery that can beoperated by a cheaper labor force ofwomen and children (373).***See additional examples on p. 56-58 in your MLA Book (section 2.5)***80