The use of hydraulic fracturing continues to increase significantly, as more eas
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The use of hydraulic fracturing continues to increase significantly, as more
easily accessible oil and gas reservoirs have declined and companies move to develop
unconventional oil and gas formations. Hydraulic fracturing is used for oil
and/or gas production in all 33 U.S. states where oil and natural gas production
takes place. According to industry estimates, hydraulic fracturing has been applied
to more than 1 million wells nationwide. (p. 71)
State whether or not the following sentences have plagiarized the passage. If they did plagiarize the passage explain why it is plagiarism?
a. As of March 2012, hydraulic fracturing has been applied to more than 1 million
wells nationwide.
b. Hydraulic fracturing has become more prevalent nationwide. More than one million
wells have been created.
c. According to the Congressional Digest, more than one million wells in the United
States use hydraulic fracturing (Congressional Digest, 71).
Explanation / Answer
Answer:
Palagiarism is a practice of copying,twisting and using copyrighted work,literature or idea of another and reproducing it as one' own work.
a) it plagiarized the passage because it used the last sentence from the passage without giving its source from it is taken.
b)it also comes under the category of plagiarism because it does not borrowed text from the passage but borrowed the idea or fact from passage without giving citation.
C)It does not comes under the category of plagiarism because in the end of sentence,the source from it is taken is given properly.
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