Paraphrasing & Summmarising Practice

A3 Paraphrasing Practice

1.       According to Crystal (1997), Latin was used during the Roman Empire due to the great amount of the power they had instead of the population size they conquered.

2.       Butler (2004) mentioned that the new reactors operate at extreme temperatures which would enhance the reactors’ performance. The safety mechanisms of the new reactors will  be user-friendly. The new reactors may not certainly require any manpower to reduce its temperature during a mishap. However, the cost to activate these reactors needs to be lower and the radioactive output should be reduced in spaces that are secured against terrorists.

B3 Summmarising Practice

1.      Sociologists uses statistics obtained by World Bank and United Nations, which were measured using indicators of the standard of living, to study a nation’s income gap. (Kendall, 2004)

2.      How a language becomes international is determine by the status of the speakers instead of the magnitude of them (Crystal, 1997).

C1 Reporting Verbs

Certain: argue, assert, believe, claim, insist, reject, allege, propose, imply

Neutral: comment, observe, note, remark, say, survey, write, mention, suggest, state, find

Tentative: examine, discuss, postulate, hypothesize

(underlined words are those that needs to be followed with a “that”)

C1 Reporting Verb Choices

 comment, observe, note, remark, say, mention,suggest, state, find, believe, claim and propose

C2 Citation Conventions

“Children conceived via assisted reproductive technology are more likely to be plagued with obesity, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes later in life (Moisse, 2010).”

Surname: Moisse                         

Date: 2010

Summary: Children conceived via assisted reproductive technology are more likely to be plagued with obesity, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes later in life

C3 Reporting Information Practice

1.       Lester (1076) asserts that students should only make a limited amount of notes in direct quotation in order to help minimize the amount of quotes used.

2.       Purdue Online Writing Lab (2013) believes that while the first half of the year has been profitable, the next six months are not expected to be as lucrative.

 

 Done by: Anvis & Hazwani