Asked by Avery Williams

Compare the student text with the source.
Source: Sam Eifling, "Turtles Could Eat These Six-Pack Rings Instead of Getting Caught in Them." Published in Popular Mechanics, 2016:
Noticing the obvious, the people at Saltwater Brewery in south Florida came up with six-pack holders that recycle spent grains into a material sturdy enough to group-hug cans.
Student text: According to Eifling, a south Florida brewery has developed six-pack holders that recycle spent grains into a material sturdy enough to group-hug cans.

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 cite the source.

All Answers 1

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

The student names the author ("According to Eifling") and paraphrases the idea rather than copying verbatim, so quotation marks are not required.