Question

Original Quote:

Hundreds of thousands of sea otters once lived in the northern Pacific Ocean. But in the 1700s, people began hunting them for their thick fur.


Before people began hunting them for their thick fur, hundreds of thousands of sea otters lived in the northern Pacific Ocean.



is it a strong paraphrase or plagiarism?

Answer 1

Yes it is plagiarism.

Step-by-step explanation:

The facts were not changed.

Answer 2

It would be plagiarism as they have taken the facts and not changed it