Read the original and the paraphrased version of the given text. Identify the reasons why this is a bad paraphrase: Original: Grandpa lives on a farm. Farms are a great place to spend your weekend. Grandpa has many animals on his farm. Some people also grow crops on their farms but Grandpa doesn't. Grandpa likes his horse the best. He says, "My horse is my best friend!". His horse is brown with strong legs and a long tail. Grandpa rides his horse to travel long distances. The horse likes being petted on his back.

Paraphrase: Grandpa lives on a farm and which is a great place to spend your weekend. Grandpa doesn't grow crops like some other people. He has many animals on his farm. He likes his horse and says that my horse is my best friend. His horse is brown with strong legs and a long tail. Grandpa rides his horse and pets him on his back.

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Read this passage: there were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that gregor had declared inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with butter and salt. "am i less sensitive than i used to be, then? ", he thought, and was already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the newspaper. quickly one after another, his eyes watering with pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them because he couldn't stand the smell. kafka, the metamorphosis (david wyllie, trans.) what can you infer about gregor from this excerpt? a. he enjoys disturbing his family by making a lot of noise. b. he is upset at being locked in the room and tries to escape. c. he is becoming less human and more like a bug. d. he is depressed and is trying to hurt himself.

Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1, of julius caesar. servant. thus, brutus, did my master bid me kneel. thus did mark antony bid me fall down, and, being prostrate, thus he bade me say. "brutus is noble, wise, valiant, and honest. caesar was mighty, bold, royal, and loving. say i love brutus, and i honour him. say i feared caesar, honoured him, and loved him. if brutus will vouchsafe that antony may safely come to him and be resolved how caesar hath deserved to lie in death, mark antony shall not love caesar dead so well as brutus living, but will follow the fortunes and affairs of noble brutus thorough the hazards of this untrod state with all true faith.” so says my master antony

Prior to researching, a writer should a. create an outline b. cite sources c. compose a draft d. create research questions select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d the answer is d