Understanding In-Text Citations

What is the purpose of in-text citations?

• To confuse the reader

• To make the paper longer

• To give credit to the original source of information and to enable readers to locate the sources used in a paper.

• To hide the original sources

Identify the author and publication year in the following in-text citation: (Smith, 2019).

• Miller, 2017

• Johnson, 2020

• Smith, 2019

• Jones, 2018

Which of the following is an example of a signal phrase for in-text citations? a) According to the article, b) In my opinion, c) I think, d) It is believed

• d) It is believed

• b) In my opinion

• a) According to the article

• c) I think

How should direct quotations be formatted in in-text citations?

• With the title of the source and the publication year in parentheses

• With the page number and the publication year in parentheses

• With the author's last name and the publication year in parentheses

• With the author's first name and the publication year in parentheses

Why is it important to use in-text citations in academic writing?

• To confuse the reader

• To give credit to the original source of information and avoid plagiarism.

• To make the writing look longer

• To show off knowledge of different sources

Identify the author and publication year in the following in-text citation: (Johnson & Lee, 2020).

• Johnson & Lee, 2015

• Miller & Davis, 2021

• Smith & Brown, 2018

• Johnson & Lee, 2020

Which of the following is an example of a signal phrase for in-text citations? a) I believe, b) According to the book, c) It is said, d) In my opinion

• b) According to the book

• a) I think

• c) It is rumored

• d) As far as I know

How should direct quotations be formatted in in-text citations?

• With the author's last name and the publication year in parentheses

• With the author's first name and the publication year in brackets

• With the title of the source and the publication year in parentheses

• Without any citation at all

Why is it important to use in-text citations in academic writing?

• To make the writing look longer and more professional

• To give credit to the original source of information and to avoid plagiarism.

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary information

• To show off how much research was done

Identify the author and publication year in the following in-text citation: (Brown, 2018).

• Brown, 2018

• Smith, 2017

• Johnson, 2016

• Miller, 2019