Which of the following is an example of accidental plagiarism?

Conclusions are a restatement of the argument to help the reader reflect back on what they have already read.

A thesis statement is a concise summary of the main point or argument that an essay or academic paper will focus on. It presents a claim or perspective that the author intends to support and explore throughout the writing.

Among the provided choices, "Choice C: Maori culture should receive more emphasis in the history curriculum of New Zealand schools" can be considered a thesis statement.

In Option A, the em dash is used to set off the list of tools (hammers, saws, chisels) from the main part of the sentence. The em dash indicates a stronger break than a comma and helps to provide clarity and emphasis on the list of tools the carpenter must use. The sentence is correctly punctuated, and the tools are appropriately separated by the em dash.

The peer review process is never an easy one and takes a lot of time and attention.

A capital letter is usedfor the first word of a sentence and for all proper nouns (words that name a specific person, place, organization, or thing). Capitalization in D is used to indicate the organization and compared to other others that do not follow the requirements for using capital letters, it makes D the correct answer.

The use of “you” is what describes the second-person narrative voice and A is the correct answer since others use the first and third-person.

Therefore is used to affirm the first part of the sentence into showing why the second one should be mentioned.

Forgetting to include an in-text citation is not intentional and probably means that the writer had already included a reference but forgotten about the in-text citation.

The plural of words ending with “f” are usually replaced with “ves” at the end, making the C the correct answer.

The subject is in plural “tennis balls” and is supported by a plural verb “roll” which makes D the correct use of subject-verb agreement.