W7D1 APA7 In-text Narrative citation common mistakes

What is wrong with this student's In-text narrative citation?

• "et al." part is wrong

• Brackets in the wrong positions

• Unnecessary parts (extra dots, commas)

• Author name's format is wrong

• Ethical issues

Answer explanation

A Work by One Author 

The APA manual recommends the use of the author-date citation structure for in-text citation references. This structure requires that any in-text citation (i.e., within the body of the text) be accompanied by a corresponding reference list entry. In the in-text citation provide the surname of the author but do not include suffixes such as "Jr.". 

As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

(Ahmed, 2016)

What is wrong with this student's In-text narrative citation?

• "et al." part is wrong

• Brackets in the wrong positions

• Unnecessary parts (extra dots, commas)

• Author name's format is wrong

• Ethical issues

Answer explanation

A Work by One Author 

The APA manual recommends the use of the author-date citation structure for in-text citation references. This structure requires that any in-text citation (i.e., within the body of the text) be accompanied by a corresponding reference list entry. In the in-text citation provide the surname of the author but do not include suffixes such as "Jr.". 

As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

(Ahmed, 2016)

Please re-write the correct In-text Narrative citation for this case

Answer explanation

A Work by One Author 

The APA manual recommends the use of the author-date citation structure for in-text citation references. This structure requires that any in-text citation (i.e., within the body of the text) be accompanied by a corresponding reference list entry. In the in-text citation provide the surname of the author but do not include suffixes such as "Jr.". 

As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

(Ahmed, 2016)

What is wrong with this student's In-text narrative citation?

• "et al." part is wrong

• Brackets in the wrong positions

• Unnecessary parts (extra dots, commas)

• Author name's format is wrong

• Ethical issues

Answer explanation

There are two types of in-text citations in APA format: parenthetical and narrative.

Parenthetical citations include the author(s) and the date of publication within parentheses.

Narrative citations intertwine the author as part of the sentence with the date of publication (in parentheses) following.

Narrative: As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

Parenthetical: (Ahmed, 2016)

Here, we need the Narrative one.

Please re-write the correct In-text Narrative citation for this case

Answer explanation

There are two types of in-text citations in APA format: parenthetical and narrative.

Parenthetical citations include the author(s) and the date of publication within parentheses.

Narrative citations intertwine the author as part of the sentence with the date of publication (in parentheses) following.

Narrative: As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

Parenthetical: (Ahmed, 2016)

Here, we need the Narrative one.

Please re-write the correct In-text Narrative citation for this case

Answer explanation

There are two types of in-text citations in APA format: parenthetical and narrative.

Parenthetical citations include the author(s) and the date of publication within parentheses.

Narrative citations intertwine the author as part of the sentence with the date of publication (in parentheses) following.

Narrative: As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

Parenthetical: (Ahmed, 2016)

Here, we need the Narrative one.

Please re-write the correct In-text Narrative citation for this case

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Answer explanation

There are two types of in-text citations in APA format: parenthetical and narrative.

Parenthetical citations include the author(s) and the date of publication within parentheses.

Narrative citations intertwine the author as part of the sentence with the date of publication (in parentheses) following.

Narrative: As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

Parenthetical: (Ahmed, 2016)

Here, we need the Narrative one.

What is wrong with this student's In-text narrative citation?

• "et al." part is wrong

• Brackets in the wrong positions

• Unnecessary parts (extra dots, commas)

• Author name's format is wrong

• Ethical issues

Answer explanation

A Work by One Author 

The APA manual recommends the use of the author-date citation structure for in-text citation references. This structure requires that any in-text citation (i.e., within the body of the text) be accompanied by a corresponding reference list entry. In the in-text citation provide the surname of the author but do not include suffixes such as "Jr.". 

As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

(Ahmed, 2016)

What is wrong with this student's In-text narrative citation?

• "et al." part is wrong

• Brackets in the wrong positions

• Unnecessary parts (extra dots, commas)

• Author's name format is wrong

• Ethical issues

Answer explanation

In the in-text citation provide the surname (family name) of the author but do not include suffixes such as "Jr.". 

As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

(Ahmed, 2016)

What is wrong with this student's In-text narrative citation?

• "et al." part is wrong

• Brackets in the wrong positions

• Unnecessary parts (extra dots, commas)

• Author's name format is wrong

• Ethical issues

Answer explanation

In the in-text citation provide the surname (family name) of the author but do not include suffixes such as "Jr.". 

As Ahmed (2016) mentions... 

(Ahmed, 2016)