REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
APA STYLE OF REFERENCING
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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yes
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no
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only sometimes
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paraphrasing is taking someone else’s idea, and restating it in your own words. Remember, paraphrasing does not make this your idea. Therefore, you must cite the original source of the idea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Even if you paraphrase, you still need to give credit for that person’s original ideas. You do this by giving credit to the person who created the idea, but you do not need to use quotation marks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paraphrasing is when you take an original idea from an author’s work and reword, or rephrase, it so that the words are your own. It is important to remember that no matter how successful you are at paraphrasing, only the words are your own.
Detailed explanation-4: -Exactly what does “paraphrase” mean? It means taking the words of another source and restating them, using your own vocabulary. In this way, you keep the meaning of the original text, but do not copy its exact wording.