Paraphrasing a Quote
ការសរសេរអត្ថបទឡើងវិញ (Paraphrasing)
Your Academic Task:
Read the excerpt below from a research journal. Rewrite the main idea in your own words to include in your essay. Do not plagiarize. You must change both the vocabulary (synonyms) and the sentence structure (syntax), while keeping the original meaning intact.
"The rapid increase in global temperatures over the last century is primarily driven by human activities, specifically the mass emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere."
— (Smith & Jenkins, 2024)
Your Paraphrased Draft
Model Paraphrase:
According to Smith and Jenkins (2024), human actions—particularly the heavy release of greenhouse gases—are the leading cause of the accelerated global warming observed over the past hundred years.
Why is this good? It changes the sentence structure (moving the cause "human actions" to the front) and swaps key vocabulary ("rapid increase" to "accelerated", "last century" to "past hundred years") without losing the scientific accuracy.
According to Smith and Jenkins (2024), human actions—particularly the heavy release of greenhouse gases—are the leading cause of the accelerated global warming observed over the past hundred years.
Why is this good? It changes the sentence structure (moving the cause "human actions" to the front) and swaps key vocabulary ("rapid increase" to "accelerated", "last century" to "past hundred years") without losing the scientific accuracy.