Question

merican roots: from native traditions to the american revolution
which phrase describes a reason paraphrasing is used?
to highlight what an
author knows about
a topic
to eliminate incorrect
information from a
text
to make a complex
idea easier to
understand
to change the
meaning of a text to
support an argument

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• "to highlight what an author knows about a topic": Paraphrasing is not mainly for highlighting author's knowledge; summarizing or analyzing author's intent might be, so this is incorrect.
• "to eliminate incorrect information from a text": Paraphrasing doesn't check or remove incorrect info; fact - checking or editing for accuracy does, so this is wrong.
• "to make a complex idea easier to understand": Paraphrasing often rephrases complex ideas in simpler language, which matches its purpose.
• "to change the meaning of a text to support an argument": Paraphrasing should retain the original meaning, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

to make a complex idea easier to understand