One way plagiarism can occur when the ideas of another are used without giving that person credit.

One way plagiarism can occur is when the exact words of another are used without giving that person credit through quotation marks and citations.

If a person copies something from the internet, that does not count as plagiarism.

Things on the internet are written by a magic computer, not by people, so it is OK to copy those words and ideas.

Quotations from sources must have quotation marks.

If a person only changes all the nouns to synonyms, then it's not plagiarism.

If a person found out information or facts through research, then the sources for that fact must be credited.

Copying the words or ideas from others without giving them credit can get a writer in trouble.

Plagiarism is like stealing the work from others. Writing is hard work, but we must not take credit for work we didn't do.

Plagiarism is a sign the writer does not understand the reading material when the writer is unable to use his or her own ideas.

Paraphrases and summaries do not need to credit the source. Only direct quotations must credit the source.

When taking notes for a research project, it is best to paraphrase or summarize then. That way, there will be fewer chances of plagiarizing during the drafting process.

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