There are two main types of plagiarism: using someone else's words without proper citation and attribution (word plagiarism), and using someone else's ideas without proper citation (idea plagiarism). Word plagiarism includes directly copying text without quotation marks or copying with minor word changes. Idea plagiarism occurs when presenting another person's concept as your own without citation. Both types of plagiarism can be avoided by paraphrasing sources in your own words, using in-text citations, and including direct quotations only sparingly with quotation marks.