Paraphrasing & Avoiding Plagiarism

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When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?

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paraphrasing

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How to paraphrase information?

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Determine key words in the sentence and replace most of them with words that have similar meanings. Rewrite the sentence in your own words.

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Key terms can remain the same when paraphrasing.

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true

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Should paraphrased information from a source be cited with the author's last name and a page number?

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true

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Is the paraphrase "Campus housing is not a preference for around a quarter of college students." an acceptable paraphrase of "Seventy-five percent of university students prefer to live in student housing."?

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Acceptable Paraphrase

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Paraphrase: When vacationing in Jamaica, tourists must visit Ocho Rios to climb the falls. Is this an acceptable paraphrase of the original statement?

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Plagiarism

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Is the paraphrase 'I would send someone to pick up my laziness award if I won the award for laziness.' considered plagiarism or an acceptable paraphrase?

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Plagiarism

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Paraphrases should maintain the original meaning of the text without using the same exact words.

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true

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Best paraphrase of: Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.

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Even though Dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk at all.

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The team's soccer jerseys were designed by Nike. Choose the best paraphrase.

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Nike created the team's jerseys.