Question

Create a paraphrase of the following sentence from “The Cold Equations:”
She held the letters out to him. "Will you take care of these and see that they're enveloped and mailed?"

Answer 1

@Adoni

Answer 2

To paraphrase means to reword.

So do you have any ideas on how to reword this?

Answer 3

As she held out the letters to him, she asked that he package and ship them carefully.

Answer 4

You're on the right track, yeah.

What's another way to reword "As she held out the letters to him"?

Answer 5

handed?

Answer 6

Yes, that's good.

Answer 7

Thank you! I appreciate your help!! :)

Answer 8

For the other part though, rather than 'packaged', maybe try to stick with using the word envelope, as they are letters and not packages.

Answer 9

Also, you're very welcome, I'm glad to be of help. (:

Answer 10

Can you think of another way to reword the second part, using the word 'envelope'?

Answer 11

I got that one. I need help with another @Adoni

Answer 12

Create a paraphrase of the following sentence from “The Cold Equations:”
There could be no alternative—but it required a few moments of conditioning for even an EDS pilot to prepare himself to walk across the room and coldly, deliberately, take the life of a man he had yet to meet.

Answer 13

So far I have come up with "Having no other choice, it took a couple minutes even for the rocketeer to ready himself.." but I am stuck on the second half.

Answer 14

So the rest is "...and coldly, deliberately, take the life of another man."

What's another word for a cold person?

Answer 15

Or I could reword the first part to "The rocketeer took a couple minutes to ready himself, having no other option but to callously step across the room and intentionally abolish a stranger's life.

Answer 16

That works really well too. (:

Answer 17

Awesome :)

Answer 18

Thank you!

Answer 19

You're welcome. (:
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