Which sentence from a research paper on the Nike company's economic success demonstrates how to paraphrase (rather than how to d
irectly quote a source)? A) Bill Bowerman claims that the name Nike "is actually a reference to the Greek goddess of victory." B) Bill Bowerman remembers that he and his friend Phil Knight first called Nike another name: Blue Ribbon Sports. C) Phil Knight claims, "When you can go into business with one of your friends, you know you have a constant ally." D) According to Bill Bowerman, "Phil and I just wanted to make the best shoes for athletes possible for as cheap as possible."
Answer: B) Bill Bowerman remembers that he and his friend Phil Knight first called Nike another name: Blue Ribbon Sports.
Option B is the best example of how to paraphrase someone else's words. In this example, the author has chosen to express the main idea of Bowerman's words without having to repeat the words he said in the same exact way. This is clear because the author expresses the idea in the third person and because he does not use quotation marks.
When citing a play with numbered lines, the MLA parenthetical citation should include the author name and the act, scene and line number(s). If the lines are not numbered, include the page number instead.
