APA in-text citation basics

When should you use in-text citations within your paper?

• Whenever information comes from an external source

• At the end of each chapter

• In the References chapter

For all the paraphrased or cited content, the in-text must include:

• The author's last name and the date of publication

• The author's last name and the page number

• The author and title of the work

For all quoted material, the in-text citation must include:

• The author's last name, year, and title of the source.

• The author's last name, year, and page or paragraph number.

• The author's last name, title or the source, and page number.

Which of the following examples includes a properly formatted in-text citation for a summary or paraphrase?

• Harmer (2012) stated that motivation has external sources ...

• The author stated that motivation has external sources. (Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching).

• Harmer (The practice of English Language Teaching) implied that motivation has many external sources.

Which of the following includes a properly formatted in-text citation for a quote?

• Latorre (2002) clearly states that "the action research is an element ..." (p.7).

• Latorre (2002) clearly states that "action research is an element ..."

• Latorre clearly states that "the action research is an element ..." (p. 7).

Which of the following includes a properly formatted parentheses citation for a paraphrase?

• Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (DeBono, 2020)

• Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (DeBono, Lateral Thinking)

• Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (Lateral Thinking, 2020)

A long quotation consists of ...

• 40 words or less

• 41 words or more

What is true about block quotations (more than 40 words)? Choose 3.

• You must use quotation marks

• Start the quotation in a new paragraph.

• Cite the source in parentheses after the quotation’s final punctuation

• The block is indented 1 inch (2.54 cm) from the left.

• The spacing is double in the entire block quotation.

When a date of publication is not supplied ...

• Do not include the cite

• Use n.d (English) or s.f. (Spanish) after the author's last name

• Just use the author's last name

Which is the correct parentheses citation for a work with three authors?

• (Torres, Armenta & González, p.25)

• (Torres and others, 2022)

• (Torres et al., 2022)