Asked by Avery Williams

Compare the student text with the source.
Source: Eoin O'Carroll, "Marie Curie: Why Her Papers Are Still Radioactive." Published in Christian Science Monitor, 2011:
Along with her husband and collaborator, Pierre, Marie Curie lived her life awash in ionizing radiation. She would carry bottles of the polonium and radium in the pocket of her coat and store them in her desk drawer.
Student text: According to O'Carroll, physicist Marie Curie performed research on radium and polonium and "lived her life awash in ionizing radiation."

Is the student text plagiarized?
A. No, it is not plagiarized.
B. Yes, because it fails to cite the source.
C. Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. No, it is not plagiarized.

The student names the source ("According to O'Carroll") and uses quotation marks for the verbatim phrase, so the material is properly attributed.