Use the text below written by Connections Education in 2012 to answer the following questions. The Second Industrial Revolution was not just marked by new inventions. New business practices were invented that transformed America’s economy. Between 1869–1910, the value of American manufacturing rose from $3 billion to $13 billion. The steel industry produced just 68,000 tons in 1870 but 4.2 million tons in 1890. Which of the following would be an example of plagiarizing the third sentence above? (1 point) Responses Between 1869–1910, the value of American manufacturing rose from $3 billion to $13 billion. Between 1869–1910, the value of American manufacturing rose from $3 billion to $13 billion. Between 1869–1910, the value of American manufacturing rose from $3 billion to $13 billion. (Connections Education, 2012). Between 1869–1910, the value of American manufacturing rose from $3 billion to $13 billion. (Connections Education, 2012). The worth of the manufacturing industry in the United States increased from $3 to $13 billion from 1869–1910 (Connections Education, 2012). The worth of the manufacturing industry in the United States increased from $3 to $13 billion from 1869–1910 (Connections Education, 2012). Between 1875–1880, the value of U.S. manufacturing increased by $5 billion.

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The best example of plagiarizing the third sentence from the text provided would be:

"Between 1869–1910, the value of American manufacturing rose from $3 billion to $13 billion."

This is a direct copy of the original text without any modification or paraphrasing, and while it does include a citation, it does not adequately acknowledge that the wording is from another source.

The other examples either involve negligible changes to the original text or present a rephrased version of the concept, which, although they may still need proper citation, do not constitute outright plagiarism in the same way as the first example.