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When we go about paraphrasing a passage, we do the following:
1. Go through the passage carefully.
2. State the ideas in our own words.
3. We edit or clarify some ideas but do not change the meaning.
4. If we borrow phrases directly, we put them in quotation marks.
5. ___________________________.

Choose the last step to paraphrasing from the given choices.

We give out our own ideas in the end.

We can change meanings if we want to.

We check the paraphrase against the original for similar meaning

We rewrite the passage in quotes.

a poem written in your own words

a summary of a piece of writing in your own words

an edited version of a written piece of work

a copy of any written work

Where was Cleopatra buried? Much is known about the powerful queen. But a mystery still remains. Cleopatra ruled Egypt more than 2000years ago.

Where was Cleopatra buried? The mystery still remains. Cleopatra ruled Egypt more than 2000years ago. Much is known about the powerful queen.

"Cleopatra ruled Egypt more than 2000years ago. Much is known about the powerful queen. But a mystery still remains:

Where was she buried?"

The powerful queen Cleopatra ruled Egypt more than 2000 years ago. We know a lot about this queen, but where she is buried still remains a mystery.