According to Prentice Hall Reference Guide the four reasons to avoid plagiarism include that it is unethical, it is a lost learning opportunity, it diminishes the student’s credibility and it can result in serious punishment (378-379). Furthermore, to avoid plagiarism the book suggests starting your paper early, beginning your research process early, taking notes as you read and add information to your bibliography page any time you use a new source (381).
Four identifying characteristics of quotations listed in Prentice Hall Reference Guide are they “are written exactly as they appear in the source”, “must be surrounded by quotation marks”, “are introduced by text that indicates the speaker of the quotation” and they “must be cited in the documentation format you are using for your paper” (390). Furthermore, “the purpose of in-text citations in MLA format is to help your reader find the correct reference in the Works Cited list at the end of the paper” (409).
Prentice Hall Reference Guide states that the purpose of using signal words and phrases is to identify each source and explain its connection to what you are writing about (396). Furthermore, the Reference Guide points out that common verbs used as signaling words can include emphasizes, reveals, warns, observes, denies, claims and asserts(398).
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