Try these two handouts from the University of Toronto College Writing Workshop, one of the best of the writing and grammar sites on the web that I use for my classes:
http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/paraphrase.html Diane Henshel On 10/4/06, David Whitacre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have always been a bit unclear on when paraphrasing verges on = > plagiarism. When one is citing a paper (freely giving credit for the = > idea being expressed) and paraphrasing so as to avoid plagiarism and = > avoid the need for quotes (which seem lame when over-used), it is = > sometimes tempting to stay fairly close to the original wording because = > it is difficult to say the thing any better. How much must one change = > the wording to avoid plagiarism? If one uses ANY PORTION of a comment = > identically to the original statement, must quotes be used? Certainly, = > if an entire sentence is duplicated, quotes would be mandatory. But what = > about where a portion of a sentence is the same, with other portions = > modified? > > Or should one always strive for a radically different sentence = > construction to convey the same idea, still of course citing the source = > of the idea? > -- Diane Henshel Indiana University 1315 E 10th #340 Bloomington, IN 47405 812 855-4556 P 812 855-7802 F [EMAIL PROTECTED]
