Question

The purpose of ensuring that your notes include quotation marks and detailed information about
sources is to ______. Select all that apply.
1. keep track of your source
2. prove that you really read the sources
3. avoid plagiarism
4. write a longer paper

Answer 1

Correct choices: 1 and 3.

- 1 (keep track of your source): Yes — detailed source info helps you find and cite the original later.
- 3 (avoid plagiarism): Yes — using quotation marks for direct quotes and recording sources prevents accidental plagiarism.

Not correct:
- 2 (prove that you really read the sources): No — notes don’t serve as proof you read them.
- 4 (write a longer paper): No — the goal isn’t to increase length.