Quoting
The extract on the left is about the Chinese language. It was written by Graddol and published in the journal Science in 2004.
One student read Graddol's article and wanted to use Graddol's ideas in her UTS assignment. The extract on the right is what she wrote.
From the journal article
Chinese is well established as the world's largest language in terms of native speakers, and its position will remain unchallenged.
From the student's assignment
Graddol notes that Chinese is the most widely-spoken language worldwide, and asserts that its position will remain unchallenged (2004, p.1329).
The student's writing is unacceptable. She has copied the last part of the sentence word for word.
Her second attempt
Graddol notes that Chinese is the most widely-spoken language worldwide, and asserts that 'its position remains unchallenged' (2004, p.1329).
The student's writing is still unacceptable. This time she has used quotation marks but she has not quoted accurately.
Her third attempt
Graddol notes that Chinese is the most widely-spoken language worldwide, and asserts that 'its position will remain unchallenged' (2004, p.1329).
This time the student has quoted correctly, because she
- used quotation marks
- copied the exact words
- gave reference details.