Paraphrase

If you would rather restate a passage than quote it, paraphrase. A paraphrased material is written in your own words and style. It is not just using Synonyms, inverting the word order of sentences, or rearranging its modifiers. Since the paraphrase is not an abbreviated from of the original passage, you have enough leeway to express the ideas of the passage in your own words and style. The exact words and style of your own paraphrase must be redone to avoid plagiarism.