Pompous Proverbs Paraphrasing Practice See if you can

Pompous Proverbs

Paraphrasing Practice • See if you can “translate” these proverbs, or familiar sayings.

Proverbs to paraphrase • Male cadavers provide no testimony.

Proverbs to paraphrase • Male cadavers provide no testimony. Cadaver = dead body Male cadaver = dead man Dead men tell no tales.

Proverbs to paraphrase • Integrity is the superlative strategy. Hint: type define: superlative in Google’s search box

Proverbs to paraphrase • Integrity is the superlative strategy. Hint: type define: superlative in Google’s search box Honesty is the best policy.

Proverbs to paraphrase • It is futile to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative manuevers. • Everything is legitimate in matters pertaining to ardent affection and international armed conflicts.

Proverbs to paraphrase • It is futile to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative manuevers. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. • Everything is legitimate in matters pertaining to ardent affection and international armed conflicts. All’s fair in love and war.

More “Pompous Proverbs” • Similar sire, similar scion. • Precipitancy generates prodigality. • Members of an avian species with identical plumage congregate. • The person emitting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the optimal cachinnation (KAK'-e-na-shun).

More “Pompous Proverbs” • Similar sire, similar scion. Like father, like son. • Precipitancy generates prodigality. Haste makes waste.

More “Pompous Proverbs” • Members of an avian species with identical plumage congregate. Birds of a feather flock together. • The person emitting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the optimal cachinnation (KAK'-e-na-shun). He laughs best who laughs last.

Strategies for paraphrasing • How did you figure out the proverbs?

Strategies for paraphrasing • Pick out key words and look them up. • Find the topic sentence of each paragraph and restate it in your own words. • Pretend you’re explaining the subject to a child.

Strategies for technical articles • If you have to use a source you don’t understand, build your background by reading some easier articles first. • Take notes on unfamiliar terms. • When you go back to the harder source, summarize what you’ve learned after each section. • Create a new organization.