ES1102 Paraphrasing Exercise

ES1102 Paraphrasing

A3

1. Crystal (1997) claims that the main reason Latin became the lingua franca of the Roman Empire was due to the superiority possessed by the Romans, in spite of their large population size.
2. Butler (2004) stated that these new reactors with improved efficiency operates at high temperature and they include basic and clear safety features that do not require complicated backup systems.

B3

1. Kendall (2004) proposed that every nation has a wide disparity income gap between the rich and the poor, based on studies on secondary data done by sociologists. 
2. Crystal (1997) claims that a global language is determined by the power of the speakers instead of the population size of those speaking the language.  

C1

1. Tan (2010) observed that the variety of foreign cuisines available in Singapore was to satisfy Singaporeans’ food cravings, with an exposure to foreign dishes, that is an impact from globalization.

C3

1. Lester(1976) asserts that students should only make a limited amount of notes in direct quotation in order to help minimize the amount of quotes used.
2. Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2013) postulates that the next six months are not expected to be as lucrative, despite the first half of the year being profitable.

Done by Aisyah, Boon Siang & Li Jun