In the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.

STUDENT VERSION
When Alexander (1979) says that "in all of our creations, the possibility occurs that images can interfere with the natural, necessary order of a thing" (p. 48) he seems to imply that there is one unique right way possible to design a solution to a problem. While this perspective could be considered elitist, some of the most successful products are based on this premise.

ORIGINAL VERSION
It is when all our forces can move freely in us. In nature, this quality is almost automatic, because there are no images to interfere with natural processes of making things. But in all of our creations, the possibility occurs that images can interfere with the natural, necessary order of a thing. And, most of all, this way that images distort the things we make, is familiar in ourselves.

Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?

(A) Word-for-Word plagiarism
(B) Paraphrasing plagiarism
(C) This is not plagiarism

There are two forms in which plagiarism can occur. In paraphrasing plagiarism, the writer takes an idea from another source and summarizes it. In word-for-word plagiarism, however, the original text or a section of it is copied. In both forms of plagiarism, the source of the original work is not mentioned. That means credit is not given to the original writer of those ideas.

In the case we are analyzing here, the student was careful enough to not commit plagiarism. He/she used quotation marks to specify which part of the text was not written by him/herself and, right before it, mentioned the author's last name and the year when the original work was published. There must be, of course, a page at the end of the student's paper in which more detail is offered. Anyway, everything was done properly and plagiarism did happen in this text, since the original source is duly credited.