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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 235
over time in a follow-up stud ynine months later
4. The concept of self plays an important role, and we will explore two ques- tions: "Who am I?" and "Why I am here?"
today basic in interpersonal communication for this reason 5. We will move to the third question, "Who are these others?"
to complete the discussion then necessary all
6. Charles H. Cooley proposed a novel idea about theformation of self-concepts beginning with first interactions.
at a young age in 1902 with others first 7. Our self-concepts are affected.
during childhood by others deeply in addition
(Adapted from Beebe, Beebe, & Redmond, 2001)
(3) Restatement and Paraphrase
(This exercise can be combined with work on nouns and/or verbs—see Strategies for Teaching in chaps. 5 and 8.)
In Part 1, the adjectives need to be replaced to restate the authors' text. In Part 2, please paraphrase the sentences whenever possible. (Optional defi- nitions: Restatement uses different words to say the same thing in a short phrase or sentence. Paraphrasing means taking one or two sentences from the text and expressing their meaning in your own words. Good paraphras- ing contains all the necessary information from the original text, but uses a different sentence structure andvocabulary.)
Please restate the adjectives in the following phrases:
1. a precise measure
2. a negative impression 3. an explicit statement 4. believable evidence 5. huge profits
6. a contrary view
7. an elaborate design
8. pertinent information 9. a potential improvement
10. indigenous people
Please do your best to paraphrase the following sentences (Adapted from Campbell et al., 2001).
1. In modern America, the reporter's job is to provide accurate information to enable citizens to make intelligent decisions.
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