Plagiarism or not?

1. Copying a paragraph verbatim, (word for word), from a source without any acknowledgement.

• plagiarism

• Non plagiarism

2. Copying a paragraph and making small changes e.g. replacing a few verbs, replacing an adjective with a synonym. Source is included in the references.

• plagiarism

• non plagiarism

3. Cutting and pasting a paragraph by using sentences of the original but omitting one or two and putting one or two in different order, no quotation marks. Including an acknowledgement in the text e.g. (Jones, 1999) plus inclusion in the reference list

• non plagiarism

• plagiarism

4. Composing a paragraph by taking short phrases of 10-15 words from a number of sources and putting them together, adding words of your own to make a coherent whole. All sources are included in the reference list.

• Non Plagiarism

• plagiarism

5. Quoting paragraph by placing it in block format with the source cited in the text and in the list of references.

• plagiarism

• non plagiarism

6. Paraphrasing a paragraph with substantial changes in language and organisation; the new version also has changes in the amount of detail used and the examples cited. Acknowledgment included in the text e.g. (Jones, 1999) and in the reference list.

• plagiarism

• non plagiarism