Paraphrasing and Summary Exercise (Week 3)

Paraphrasing Exercise

1.       Latin was the global language for the Roman Empire. Crystal suggested that this was not due to the fact that the Romans were more in numbers as compared to the subdued. Instead, it was clearly due to the Romans being more dominant.

2.       According to Declan Butler, the new power plant improve its performance by being able to withstand high heat (Nature, 2004). The power plant is equipped with security elements that are easy to operate, this makes the process less complicated and do not require an expert to work on it. Temperature of the power plant would decrease automatically when overheated. Therefore, men have to take only basic action during emergency. The power plant is said to be breakdown-resistant. Professionals approve that the cost of power plant operation is lower than the old ones. With less dangerous waste and safe location, the new power plant can deter those against nuclear power.

Summary Exercise

3.       Kendall states that when sociologists are studying on the widening income gap between people in society, data collected by the World Bank and the United Nations on quality- of- life indicators are examined.

4.       Crystal argues that English is a global language not because of the number of people using it but the power they possess. Similarly, Latin was the global language due to its military and religious power.

Verbs that show demonstrate certainty

Reporting verbs

Allege, assert, claim, insist, reject, believe, imply, argue, postulate, find, propose, observe.

 5. Believe, comment, mention, note, observe, say, state, suggest, propose and find

Citation

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

Author Moisse

Year: 2010

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Reporting Information Practice

6.       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.

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

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