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The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific theater of

World War II. American planes did significant damage to the Empire of

Japan's fleet, turning back an offensive that had begun with the attack

on Pearl Harbor. The battle is notable because it was the first naval

engagement in which neither fleet was within sight of the other. All of

the fighting was conducted by carrier-based planes.

- Tricia Gomez

Which sentence avoids plagiarizing the passage?​

A. Tricia Gomez writes that the Battle of Midway was an important victory for the Americans, changing the course of World War II in the Pacific

B. All of the fighting at the Battle of Midway, writes Tricia Gomez, was conducted by carrier-based planes instead of by the ships themselves.

C. Midway is known as the first battle in which two navies engaged each other without ever coming into visual contact, relying instead on planes.

D. The Battle of Midway is noteworthy because it was the first naval battle in which neither side was within sight of the other, according to Tricia Gomez.

D. The Battle of Midway is noteworthy because it was the first naval battle in which neither side was within sight of the other, according to Tricia Gomez.

Explanation:

Although all the provided options seem to paraphrase the original content, option D is the only one that doesn´t incur on plagiarism.

Option C fails to cite Tricia Gomez as the source of the paraphrased sentence. And even when correctly citing the original author, changing the meaning of the original source, even slightly, such as on option A and B, is also a form of plagiarism.

Therefore, option D is the only one that avoids plagiarism.