Marcia is working on a research paper about blue whales. She found an excellent, credible source to use for her information. She would like to quote a specific line from the source; what should she do to avoid plagiarism?

a] Marcia needs to make sure she properly cites her source.

b] Marcia can cut and paste the text as long as she gives her reader the link to the website.

c] Marcia should not quote a specific line because that is plagiarism.

d] Marcia should make sure she only quotes three sentences, since that is the maximum amount allowed.

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Thomas

7 January, 08:11

Marcia is working on a research paper about blue whales. She found an excellent, credible source to use for her information. She would like to quote a specific line from the source; what should she do to avoid plagiarism?

a] Marcia needs to make sure she properly cites her source.

b] Marcia can cut and paste the text as long as she gives her reader the link to the website.

c] Marcia should not quote a specific line because that is plagiarism.

d] Marcia should make sure she only quotes three sentences, since that is the maximum amount allowed.

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Mathew Young · Answer 1

Marcia needs to make sure that she properly cites her source. Cutting and pasting the text if you give the link to the website isn't wrong, and neither is quoting a specific line if you give credit to the writer; also there is no maximum to how many lines you can quote, you could quote a whole book if you wanted to.

Your answer is: A) Marcia needs to make sure she properly cites her source.

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Antony Anthony · Answer 2

I believe the answer is a) Marcia needs to make sure she properly cites her source