Which sentence punctuates and attributes the direct quotation correctly?

Which sentence places the quotation first and the attribution last with correct punctuation?

Which sentence correctly punctuates one quoted sentence split by its attribution?

The teacher's exact words were a question. Which version punctuates the quotation correctly?

The guard shouted an order. Which version punctuates the quotation correctly?

Source: "Sleep helps the brain store new facts." Which quotation copies the source's words exactly?

In a report, what do quotation marks around a sentence tell the reader?

A student copies a sentence exactly and puts quotation marks around it, but nothing else. What is still missing?

Which sentence gives a direct quotation together with a correct attribution?

Which sentence reports the mayor's words without quoting them directly?

A writer quotes only a phrase from a report. Which version is punctuated correctly?

Source: "Farmers planted rice in June." Which quotation reports the source accurately?

A source sentence is short and strikingly worded, and the writer wants to keep it exactly. What should the writer use?

When is a paraphrase the better choice than a direct quotation?

A direct quotation must copy the source's words exactly as they appear.

Source: "Because the road was flooded, the bus took a longer route through the hills." Which option is a true paraphrase?

Source: "Mangroves protect the shore because their thick roots slow down strong waves." Which option is a true paraphrase?

Source: "The library opens at eight in the morning and closes at five in the afternoon." Which option is a true paraphrase?

What change turns a copied sentence into a real paraphrase?

Source: "Doctors warn that skipping breakfast can lower a student's focus in class." Which option is a true paraphrase?

How is a paraphrase different from a summary?

Source: "Although the team practiced daily, they lost the final game by one point." Which option is a true paraphrase?

Source: "Volcanic ash made the air unsafe, so classes were suspended for two days." Which option is a true paraphrase?

Source: "Fishermen in Bohol say catches have dropped since the reef was damaged." Which option is a true paraphrase?

A writer paraphrases an idea from a magazine article. What must the writer still do?

Source: "Plastic bags take hundreds of years to break down in the soil." Which option is a true paraphrase?

Source: "The typhoon destroyed 120 homes in the village last October." Which option is a true paraphrase?

Which part of a source must stay the same in a paraphrase?

A paraphrase is usually about the same length as the source sentence.

Source: "Coral reefs shelter thousands of fish species." Student: "Coral reefs shelter thousands of fish types." What is wrong with the student's version?

Source: "Heavy traffic in Manila costs workers hours of travel time each day." Which option is a near-copy rather than a paraphrase?

Why is a near-copy still a problem even when the writer names the source?

A student changes three words of a paragraph and turns it in as her own writing. What has she produced?

Source: "The dam supplies water to five towns." Student: "The dam gives water to five towns." How should the student fix this?

A student keeps a source's sentence order and clause structure but swaps synonyms all the way through. What is the result?

Source: "Bamboo houses stay cool because air moves through the woven walls." Which student sentence is too close to the source?

Which sign shows that a supposed paraphrase is really a near-copy?

Source: "Reading aloud helps young children learn new words faster." Student: "Reading aloud helps small children learn new words faster." What is the safest fix?

Source: "The festival draws visitors from nearby provinces every May." Student: "The festival draws visitors from nearby provinces every June." What is the problem?

Changing a few words of a source and leaving the rest of the sentence as it is counts as a proper paraphrase.