paraphrasing

What is the difference between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing? The differences among, quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing are three ways of incorporating other writers’ work into your own writing differ according to the closeness of my writing to the source writing. Quotations must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment to the source. They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author. Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly. Summarizing involves putting the main idea (s) into your own words, including only the main point (s). Once again, it is necessary to attribute summarized ideas to the original source. Summaries are significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material. Why might a person paraphrase rather than summarize and vice versa? First, to avoid plagiarism, make sure the words and sentence structure are substantially your own. It also has to depend on your purpose in presenting the source material. Secondly, translating author’s language into your own, you explain what you understand and pinpoint what you don’t. the paraphrase therefore becomes a useful tool for learning the particular difficult paragraph and sentence. For example, a doctor might want to paraphrase several pages of scientific research, so that his or her patient could understand even though he or she is not a doctor.

References
Dana, D. (2010)Purdue Online Writing Lab: quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Laurence, B. (2010)A Sequence For Academic Writing. United States: Pearson.

References: Dana, D. (2010)Purdue Online Writing Lab: quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Laurence, B. (2010)A Sequence For Academic Writing. United States: Pearson.