RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

RESEARCH PLAGIARISM AND THESAURUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Putting a sentence completely into one’s own words is called ____
A
Quoting
B
Paraphrasing
C
Neither
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Writing someone else’s text in your own words is otherwise known as paraphrasing and is an essential skill as it prevents you from plagiarising the original author’s work. Simply put, paraphrasing means that when sharing someone else’s ideas and information, you do so using your own words.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paraphrasing is the process of expressing (or re-expressing) an authors’ words in words of your own; specifically to deepen the understanding of what is being said.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paraphrasing means ‘to state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer’ (Cambridge Online Dictionary, 2022). Paraphrasing is ‘a restating of someone else’s thoughts or ideas in your own words.

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