Question

compare the student text with the source.
source: merrell noden, \making tracks.\ published in time, 1991:
like many of johnsons best runs in 200- and 400-meter competitions, his performance in austin left the imagination lots of room to roam.
student text:
as noden wrote, michael johnsons 200- and 400-meter runs in austin left the imagination lots of room to roam.
is the student text plagiarized?
no, it is not plagiarized.
yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.
yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

Explanation:

The student properly attributes the content to the source author ("As Noden wrote") but directly uses the exact phrasing from the source text without enclosing the borrowed language in quotation marks, which is required for verbatim quotes to avoid plagiarism.

Answer:

Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.