Quoting & Paraphrasing

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Here's a brief explanation of the difference between quoting and paraphrasing:

When you QUOTE, you are borrowing from another text by copying information from that text word for word (verbatim) and placing this copied information within your own text.
When you PARAPHRASE, you copy an idea from another text, but you put that idea into your own words.

In every case, both quoted and paraphrased material must be accurately documented
according to MLA or APA protocols.

How to Quote according to MLA protocols.
How to Paraphrase according to MLA protocols.
How to Quote and Paraphrase according to APA protocols.

Need more information?

Try the following resources:

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Purdue OWL
Learn to distinguish the difference between the quote and the paraphrase. The site includes a sample essay and a link to a documentation guidelines page.

Practice Quoting and Paraphrasing at the City University of New York WriteSite online writing lab. After you do the quote workshop, go to the paraphrase workshop.