Question

What does it mean to paraphrase when you cite textual evidence?

You take the sentence/author's thoughts and reword it into your own words and
cite the source.
You write down word-for-word what is in the text and cite it.
You reword the author's thoughts into your own words, but you DO NOT cite it.

Answer 1

You take the sentence/author's thoughts and reword it into your own words and cite the source.

Step-by-step explanation:

paraphrasing is not a direct quote so it doesn't use quotations, like 'putting it in your own words.'

Answer 2

You take the sentence/author's thoughts and reword it into your own words and cite the source.

Step-by-step explanation:

You should ALWAYS cite where you got your information.