ESL students can improve the quality of writing by learning to write two kinds of sentences well: compound and complex sentences.
In this lesson, students learn to write with an exercise called sentence combining.
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Lesson 3: Paraphase by Changing Nouns to Verbs
This is Lesson 3 of the Paraphrase Writing e-course. In this lesson, you will rewrite sentences by changing nouns into verbs.
Nominalization
University essays and government reports often use a writing style called ‘nominalization.’ This means some verbs are changed into nouns.
Learn Paraphrase Writing #2
This is Lesson 2 of the Paraphrase Writing e-course.
In this lesson, you will rewrite sentences by changing them into the passive form.
Most sentences are written in active form. So, if you can rewrite sentences in a passive form you will learn a good paraphrasing skill.
Learn Paraphrase Writing #1
This is the first lesson of the Paraphrase Writing e-course. This is a six-part series that teaches English students paraphrase writing. If you want to learn more about why you need to learn paraphrase writing, click here.
In this exercise you will learn one paraphrasing skill: using synonyms to rewrite sentences. Here is an example.