The Six Steps to Effective Paraphrasing as described by the Week 12 Modules are all, except,  

Why should you do step two without referring back to the original?

Please read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. INTIMACY VERSUS INDEPENDENCE             Women speak and hear a language of connection and intimacy whereas men speak and hear a language of status and independence. John Gray, writing in Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, claims that women are more interested in people and feelings, and men are more interested in objects and things. The “things” Gray refers to include whatever can help men express power by creating results, achieving goals, and doing things by themselves. This is how men prove their competence and strengthen their egos.             These characteristics, as it turns out, answer several related questions, for example, “Why don’t men ever stop and ask for directions when they are lost?” Men take great pride in handling problems on their own. “Why involve others,” they might think, “when I can do it myself?” Asking others for help when they can do it themselves is perceived as a sign of weakness. Also, there is a great deal of pride to be gained from having resolved the problem of how to get there. (They seldom admit to being lost.) That is why, when in dialogue the men involved attempt to solve the problems their partners are facing. Women, on the other hand, enjoying intimacy or connection, spend a lot of time supporting, helping, and nurturing; thus, they see no problem in seeking others—especially when lost—who can offer these features. Sharing and relating is natural, easy, and proper.             Other related questions can be answered with the “intimacy versus independence” base. Women often wonder why men become absorbed in sports; men often wonder why women become absorbed in soap operas or romance novels. It should be clear with respect to interests in sports and soap operas, however, that they do not split evenly along genderbased lines. Many females enjoy sports; many males enjoy soap operas. But this does not explain the predominant gender-based interests. Think about it. Men value power, competency, efficiency, and achievement. These characteristics are clearly demonstrated on the athletic field. Women value love, communication, beauty, and relationships. These characteristics are clearly demonstrated in soap operas and romance novels. This is but one area where rules of communication collide.             Women use talk to build and sustain connections with others. Men use talk to convey information and establish their independent status. These differences, obviously, give rise to many others. With just these two ideas as starting points, however, the number of misunderstandings that are likely to follow is not surprising.                                     —Weaver, Understanding Interpersonal Communication, 7e, p. 253 In paragraph 1, the best paraphrase for the first sentence is:

Please read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. INTIMACY VERSUS INDEPENDENCE             Women speak and hear a language of connection and intimacy whereas men speak and hear a language of status and independence. John Gray, writing in Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, claims that women are more interested in people and feelings, and men are more interested in objects and things. The “things” Gray refers to include whatever can help men express power by creating results, achieving goals, and doing things by themselves. This is how men prove their competence and strengthen their egos.             These characteristics, as it turns out, answer several related questions, for example, “Why don’t men ever stop and ask for directions when they are lost?” Men take great pride in handling problems on their own. “Why involve others,” they might think, “when I can do it myself?” Asking others for help when they can do it themselves is perceived as a sign of weakness. Also, there is a great deal of pride to be gained from having resolved the problem of how to get there. (They seldom admit to being lost.) That is why, when in dialogue the men involved attempt to solve the problems their partners are facing. Women, on the other hand, enjoying intimacy or connection, spend a lot of time supporting, helping, and nurturing; thus, they see no problem in seeking others—especially when lost—who can offer these features. Sharing and relating is natural, easy, and proper.             Other related questions can be answered with the “intimacy versus independence” base. Women often wonder why men become absorbed in sports; men often wonder why women become absorbed in soap operas or romance novels. It should be clear with respect to interests in sports and soap operas, however, that they do not split evenly along genderbased lines. Many females enjoy sports; many males enjoy soap operas. But this does not explain the predominant gender-based interests. Think about it. Men value power, competency, efficiency, and achievement. These characteristics are clearly demonstrated on the athletic field. Women value love, communication, beauty, and relationships. These characteristics are clearly demonstrated in soap operas and romance novels. This is but one area where rules of communication collide.             Women use talk to build and sustain connections with others. Men use talk to convey information and establish their independent status. These differences, obviously, give rise to many others. With just these two ideas as starting points, however, the number of misunderstandings that are likely to follow is not surprising.                                     —Weaver, Understanding Interpersonal Communication, 7e, p. 253 In paragraph 1, the best paraphrase for the last two sentences is:

Which is the best example of paraphrasing?A. Copying the author’s exact words with no quotation marksB. Rewriting the author’s idea in your own words while keeping the meaningC. Shortening the author’s words without changing anythingD. Making up information not in the original

Please read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. INTIMACY VERSUS INDEPENDENCE             Women speak and hear a language of connection and intimacy whereas men speak and hear a language of status and independence. John Gray, writing in Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, claims that women are more interested in people and feelings, and men are more interested in objects and things. The “things” Gray refers to include whatever can help men express power by creating results, achieving goals, and doing things by themselves. This is how men prove their competence and strengthen their egos.             These characteristics, as it turns out, answer several related questions, for example, “Why don’t men ever stop and ask for directions when they are lost?” Men take great pride in handling problems on their own. “Why involve others,” they might think, “when I can do it myself?” Asking others for help when they can do it themselves is perceived as a sign of weakness. Also, there is a great deal of pride to be gained from having resolved the problem of how to get there. (They seldom admit to being lost.) That is why, when in dialogue the men involved attempt to solve the problems their partners are facing. Women, on the other hand, enjoying intimacy or connection, spend a lot of time supporting, helping, and nurturing; thus, they see no problem in seeking others—especially when lost—who can offer these features. Sharing and relating is natural, easy, and proper.             Other related questions can be answered with the “intimacy versus independence” base. Women often wonder why men become absorbed in sports; men often wonder why women become absorbed in soap operas or romance novels. It should be clear with respect to interests in sports and soap operas, however, that they do not split evenly along genderbased lines. Many females enjoy sports; many males enjoy soap operas. But this does not explain the predominant gender-based interests. Think about it. Men value power, competency, efficiency, and achievement. These characteristics are clearly demonstrated on the athletic field. Women value love, communication, beauty, and relationships. These characteristics are clearly demonstrated in soap operas and romance novels. This is but one area where rules of communication collide.             Women use talk to build and sustain connections with others. Men use talk to convey information and establish their independent status. These differences, obviously, give rise to many others. With just these two ideas as starting points, however, the number of misunderstandings that are likely to follow is not surprising.                                     —Weaver, Understanding Interpersonal Communication, 7e, p. 253 In paragraph 3, the best paraphrase for the last four sentences is:  

Complete each sentence with one of the following words from the list. Impervious      dissident          clout                accretion          histrionic                     proliferation admonition      arbitrary           permeability              placidity Pictorial beauty, ……………………..beauty and dramatic beauty are consistently sustained through all its scenes.

Which sentence maintains correct parallel structure?A. The committee valued honesty, being punctual, and that members worked hard.B. The committee valued honesty, punctuality, and hard work.C. The committee valued to be honest, being punctual, and working hard.D. The committee valued honesty, to be punctual, and working hard.

Directions: Match each passage or statement with the correct answer.  Passages: Despite decades of research, scientists still debate the causes of colony collapse disorder in honeybees, though pesticides and habitat loss are leading suspects. In the past decade, the urban farming movement has transformed vacant lots into productive gardens, providing fresh food to underserved communities. The invention of the printing press revolutionized communication, making books accessible to a much wider audience. Topics:A. Urban farming’s impact on communitiesB. Historical innovations in communicationC. Environmental threats to honeybees

Match each sentence with its error type. Sentences: I enjoy writing essays, they help me clarify my thinking. Because the meeting ran late. The teacher values honesty, hard work, and to arrive on time. Error Types:A. FragmentB. Faulty parallelismC. Run-on sentence