Source text:

As a nonprofit entity responsible for the collective good, the government is often the only institution capable of preventing this from happening. (From Okimoto, D. I. p.11)

Writer’s text:

The government is the only institution capable of preventing this from happening between MITI and the market (Daniel I. Okimoto, p.11)

Writer’s comment:

The professor recommended this book.

Student’s comment:

1. I would put it in quotation marks. And the fact that the professor recommended the book, again I fear plagiarism, the prof would be familiar with it, so would be more likely to pick this up. (A Master’s student in Library & Information Studies)
2. I actually think this is ok. I think you’ve already given the source. You are not putting it in quotes, but I think… to me, if one word is different, even one word, then you should not put in quote, anything that you should put in quotes is the exact copy of what said. So I think that’s fine. (A graduate in Business)

Faculty member’s comment:

1. This is okay, because you have the person who said it… because it’s not exactly the same sentence. Just one word. (Reads the student’s text) It’s difficult because it’s not exactly the same thing, you cannot treat with quotation marks, it’s not exactly what person says. I would agree with that. At least we know that this person said this basically maybe few different words. (A professor in Education)
2. It’s a case of slightly inaccurate quotation. The student deserves credit for citing the source, and in fact including the page reference, because in the case of direct quotation most style manuals require a page reference, so good for the student.