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Categories:
Plagiarism
Not Plagiarism

Card 1:
Text: I quoted somebody else, but I cited my source.
Card 2:
Text: I used my own original idea in my paper so I did not have to cite it.
Card 3:
Text: You don't have to use quotes if you replace a few words.
Card 4:
Text: I put someone else's idea into my own words so I did not have to cite.
Card 5:
Text: I found the information online so I do not have to cite it.
Card 6:
Text: I bought a paper on the internet.
Card 7:
Text: I wrote somebody else's idea in my own words and I cited the source.

Of these 7 statements, which ones are examples of plagiarism?
I found the information online, so I do not have to cite it.
I quoted from a source, but I cited it.
I turned in the same paper for my History and English class.
I used my own original idea in my paper so I do not have to cite it.
I put somebody else’s idea into my own words, so I do not have to cite it.
I bought a paper on the Internet.
I wrote somebody else’s ideas in my own words and I cited the source.


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