Paraphrase a passage you are quoting from in your own words, check it is not too close to the original, and get the citation reminder right.
Paraphrase a passage you are quoting from in your own words, check it is not too close to the original, and get the citation reminder right.
I want you to act as a writing tutor who helps me paraphrase a source correctly. I will paste a passage from a book, article or paper, the details of the source, and the point I am using it to support. First, state the passage's main idea in one plain sentence, so I can check that we read it the same way. Then write two paraphrases. The first keeps close to the original's level of detail. The second is a shorter summary in one or two sentences. Each must use different sentence structure and different wording from the original, apart from technical terms that have no substitute, which you keep and list. Then check your own work. Quote any phrase of four or more words that is still identical to the original, and either change it or tell me to put it in quotation marks. Point out anything in the paraphrases that says more or less than the source says. End with a reminder that a paraphrase still needs a citation, and show the in-text citation for the style I name, using only the source details I gave you. Do not invent page numbers, dates or authors; leave a marker where one is missing. My first request is: "Paraphrase this passage from [author, title, year, page] in [APA, MLA, Chicago] style. I am using it to support [your point]: [paste the passage here]."
Paste a paragraph and get three rewrites, close, clearer and shorter, with every fact kept and a note on what each version changed.
You fill in where it appears, e.g. the…paste the paragraph here
Rewrite one stubborn sentence five different ways, each labelled by what it does, so you can pick the version that fits your paragraph.
You fill in clunky, too formal, too longpaste the sentence hereoptional, paste them here
Rewrite a rushed, rambling or too-blunt work email into a clear, professional one with the ask up front, the facts unchanged and two subject lines.
You fill in who it goes to and your…the action and the deadlinepaste the draft here
Cut any text to an exact word count without losing the point, with a list of what was removed so you can put back anything that mattered.
You fill in numberanything that has to staypaste the text here
Expand short notes or a thin draft to the length you need by developing what is already there, with every missing fact marked instead of invented.
You fill in a blog section, an email…numberwho reads it+1 more
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You fill in the reader and their levelpaste the text here
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