Check quantities and identities

Compare every name and number with the source. Check units and relationships as well: twenty people and twenty responses do not describe the same thing.

Read the subject of each sentence. A change in who performed an action can be easy to miss when the rewritten grammar is fluent.

  1. Check names.
  2. Check numbers and units.
  3. Check the actor.

Check time and certainty

Yesterday is more precise than recently. A fixed deadline is different from a general plan, and may is different from will.

Also check negatives and exceptions. Removing not, unless or only can reverse the instruction without making the sentence look obviously incorrect.

  1. Check time references.
  2. Check modal verbs.
  3. Check negatives and exceptions.

Check source responsibility

A paraphrase should preserve the meaning of any borrowed idea. Retain its source connection, even when the wording differs substantially.

Finish by comparing the entire paragraph, rather than isolated sentences only. The relationship between statements is part of the meaning.

  1. Retain source notes.
  2. Read the paragraph as a whole.
  3. Approve the verified version.

Worked example

Before
The team may review the draft tomorrow if the author sends the missing notes.
After
A faithful rewrite must retain may, tomorrow and the condition about the missing notes.

This example identifies protected facts rather than implying that the tool guarantees a perfect rewrite.

Before you finish

  • Quantities and identities checked.
  • Time precision preserved.
  • Negation and conditions retained.
  • Attribution remains appropriate.

Questions and answers

Can I trust a rewrite because it sounds fluent?

No. Fluency does not confirm that each fact or qualification is preserved.

What if the paraphrase changes a fact?

Restore the correct information from the source and review the complete paragraph again.

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