Which guidelines govern effective paraphrasing and quotation to maintain originality and accuracy?

• A. Understand source, rewrite in your own words with proper attribution
• B. Copy the exact text without quotation
• C. Understand source, rewrite in your own words with proper attribution, use quotes for exact wording, and cite sources
• D. Paraphrase without attribution

Answer: (C)

Effective paraphrasing and quotation relies on restating ideas in your own words while giving clear credit to the original author, using quotation marks for exact wording when needed, and providing a citation so readers can locate the source. Paraphrasing in your own words preserves meaning but avoids copying phrases, and proper attribution shows where the idea came from. If you need the exact wording, you place it in quotation marks and still include a citation. Finally, citing sources ties the work to its origins and supports accuracy and accountability. One option only mentions paraphrase with attribution and doesn’t address when to quote or how to cite, so it’s incomplete. Another suggests copying exact text without quotation marks, which is not paraphrasing and fails to show attribution. A third suggests paraphrasing without attribution, which risks plagiarism.