REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
RESEARCH PLAGIARISM AND THESAURUS
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Question
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What is a direct quote?
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Word-for-word (verbatim) use of the text to maintain the original effect of the author’s words.
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Widely-known facts and information that can be found in multiple resources.
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A longer version of someone else’s word in your own words that maintains the same level of detail as the original author.
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A a shorter version of someone else’s work.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -If you repeat something verbatim, you use exactly the same words as were used originally.
Detailed explanation-2: -When parts of another person’s work are copied directly and presented as your own work. Any use of the exact words of another person or organisation should be placed in quotation marks (“ ‘’) and cited appropriately, in accordance with the conventions used in your field of study or discipline.
Detailed explanation-3: -If you are taking information verbatim from a source, then you need to cite it in quotation marks. Example: “Humans’ closest relative was Neanderthal man, now extinct for about 28, 000 years” (Russell 2010).
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