A student wants to include a short idea from a source but needs to keep the original meaning while using their own wording. What should they do?

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Change only two words and remove the citation because the sentence looks different

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Paraphrase the idea and include an appropriate citation to acknowledge the source

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Copy the original sentence and present it as personal understanding of the topic

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Summarise the entire article instead of addressing the specific idea needed

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