Avoiding Plagiarism by PARAPHRASING

1) List as many tips for paraphrasing as you can remember.

2) Paraphrase the following paragraph.

There are about 4,000 different species of frogs. Frogs have adapted to live in many different climates. They can live in the cool mountains, in the dry desert, or in tropical rainforests. Most frogs are harmless, but the poison dart frog of South America is one of the most toxic animals on the planet!

By Freddy Froglover; "Frog Life"

3) Use this paraphrasing tool to check you haven't plagiarized.

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