Question

Compare the student text with the source.
Source: Lynell George, "Review: 'Selected Letters of Langston Hughes' a Glimpse of Enigmatic Poet." Published in The Los Angeles Times, 2015:
Hughes wasn't just a voice for "Negro America," but an ear—one finely tuned and sensitive—trained on some of the country's most remote and forgotten corners.
Student text: Poet Langston Hughes was more than a voice for the African American experience; he was an ear—one finely tuned and sensitive—trained on some of the country's most remote and forgotten corners.

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

Answer 1

C. Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

The student reproduces distinctive phrasing from the source (including the clause "one finely tuned and sensitive—trained on some of the country's most remote and forgotten corners") without quotation marks or attribution, which constitutes plagiarism.