Context: Compare the student text with the source.
Source: Suemedha Sood, "Australia's penal colony roots." Published on BBC, 26 Jan. 2012.
New South Wales, a state in southeast Australia, was founded by the British as a penal colony in 1788. Over the next 80 years, more than 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Student text:
According to Sood, "more than 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia" between 1788 and 1868.
Is the student text plagiarized?
A. Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.
B. Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.
C. No, it is not plagiarized.
D. Yes, because it fails to cite the source.
Select the correct answer from the given choices and respond with the letter of the chosen option.

C