Which phrase best defines “paraphrase”?

a. a word-for-word excerpt from a text
b. a source excerpt in your own words
c. a brief statement of the main ideas of a text
d. a sentence written on an index card

How can rereading a passage to clarify the meaning of a later one?

Me read the letter. dear aunt mary, you for the wonderful painting. you are so talented! i was thrilled that you chose to paint horses. you must have remembered that i was crazy about horses when i was a little kid—and i still love them. i have hung the painting in my room so that i can see it every morning when i wake up. your loving niece, celia what makes this letter appropriate for its intended audience? it is written from the third-person point of view. it is concise and impersonal. its sentence structure is varied. its language is informal.

Experiments were conducted to try to teach chimpanzees sign language