Question

compare the student text with the source.
source: jim murphy, truce: the day the soldiers stopped fighting, page 16. published by scholastic, 2009:
by mid - august, fighting was taking place in many locations all over europe. meanwhile, enlistment centers in every country involved were crowded with eager volunteers clamoring to get into battle as quickly as possible.
student text:
by august 1914, world war i had begun, and impatient young men all over europe were more than ready to join the fight (murphy 16).
is the student text plagiarized?
no, it is not plagiarized.
yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.
yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

Explanation:

Plagiarism occurs when one presents another's work as their own. Here, the student text rephrases the source content (e.g., "eager volunteers clamoring" becomes "impatient young men...more than ready"). But since it's a paraphrase (not a direct quote), quotation marks aren't needed. However, the student has cited the source (Murphy 16), which is proper academic practice for paraphrased content.

Answer:

No, it is not plagiarized.