If I diagram two sentences and the diagrams look different, are the sentence structures different? Also would that mean my sentence is free from plagiarism?
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Also I cited my sources for the sentences
Wes, this has sat here for hours with no response because we've tried to explain what is and what is not plagiarism for several days now. Out of respect for you, I'm finally responding. I can't give you any more advice. If you are paraphrasing, that's fine as long as you make it clear that's what you are doing. If you are restating information you gleaned from a source, it's best to identify the source, but it's not plagiarism. If you are quoting your source, use quotation marks and identify the writer/speaker. If you are using someone else's words and presenting them as your own, that's plagiarism. I don't know how much clearer I can be.