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    This document provides guidance on paraphrasing for academic work. It recommends using direct quotations for less than 10% of a paper and avoiding them entirely for physical sciences. Useful verbs are suggested for referring to an author's ideas or position, such as "according to" and "as noted by".

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    This document provides guidance on paraphrasing for academic work. It recommends using direct quotations for less than 10% of a paper and avoiding them entirely for physical sciences. Useful verbs are suggested for referring to an author's ideas or position, such as "according to" and "as noted by".

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    This document provides guidance on paraphrasing for academic work. It recommends using direct quotations for less than 10% of a paper and avoiding them entirely for physical sciences. Useful verbs are suggested for referring to an author's ideas or position, such as "according to" and "as noted by".

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    “PARAPHRASING WORKSHOP” IBDP 1

    Ani Mkrtumyan
    Research Coordinator
    RULE OF THUMB
    • Less than 10 percent of an academic paper or article should
    consist of direct quotations from research sources.
    • In physical sciences, direct quotations are not allowed.
    Referring to author’s ideas or position

    • According to Smith (2003), preventative medicine is far more cost effective


    • As noted by Smith (2003) X is far more cost effective, and therefore …
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