PARAPHRASING EXERCISE 1

Rewrite these sentences in less than 10 words or slightly lesser than the original ones. You may eliminate
unimportant information like examples, dialogues, repeated words and put punctuation where necessary.

1. In my free time, I love watching live tennis,

badminton and squash.
2. He yelled at me Get out from here, you
are not welcomed. Go away!
3. Schools are neither day-care centers nor
indoor street corners.
4. The film The Godfather has some
indecent scenes like when one of the main
character is shot repeatedly. Children
should not be allowed to watch such gory
act.
5. He took two slow steps along the path. The
tigers growls broke out again. This time
Sanjay retaliated with his own grunting
order. Get out of it! Get Away! he made
his voice low and menacing as he could.
6. In the 1900s, the tiger population was more
than 100,000. Today, the number has
dwindled to less than 10,000 worldwide.
Nepal has only 200 tigers, India has about
4,000, while Malaysia has less than 500.
The reason for the decline in numbers is
poaching.
7. Work-related stress is a common problem
among employees. It can result in feelings
of depression, frustration and
demotivation. Stress management
therapist, Mahes Karuppiah recommends
laughter therapy to deal with this problem.
Mahes says that laughter helps to reduce
levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that
weakens the immune system.