Question

George wasn't prepared for his upcoming speech assignment, so he used one Elaine had prepared for a previous class. George committed what type of plagiarism?

Answer 1

Answer: George committed Direct copying form of pilgrim.

Explanation:

Using someone's words in your document by copying them exactly or partially is called pilgrim.

The main two types of pilgrims are:

• Direct copying
• Word switching / paraphrasing

Direct copying:

Copying someone's same words from worksheets, web page, document, a book, an article, or from any other source and claim it to be your own words without mentioning the source from where the content is taken is a form of pilgrim called direct copying.

Word switching / paraphrasing:

Using someone's words partially (taking parts of sentences or words) into your document is called word switching or paraphrasing. Changing the sequence of someone's word and using them into your document without mentioning the original source is called word switching.