CPW Research and Source Citation 2

Question 1

When paraphrasing a source in APA format, which element is NOT required in the in-text citation?

Accepted Answer

Page number

Answer

APA in-text citations for paraphrases require the author's last name and year, but page numbers are optional (though recommended).

Question 2

Which type of source is generally considered most authoritative for academic and professional writing?

Accepted Answer

A peer-reviewed journal article

Answer

Peer-reviewed journal articles undergo expert scrutiny before publication, making them the most authoritative sources for academic and professional writing.

Question 3

In Chicago/Turabian style, what is used instead of parenthetical in-text citations?

Accepted Answer

Footnotes or endnotes

Answer

Chicago/Turabian style uses footnotes or endnotes (numbered superscripts) rather than parenthetical citations within the text.

Question 4

A writer uses three sentences from a source without quotation marks but lists it in the bibliography. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Plagiarism

Answer

Copying sentences verbatim without quotation marks constitutes plagiarism even if the source appears in the bibliography, because quotation marks signal verbatim text.

Question 5

Which MLA citation element identifies where a source was found online?

Accepted Answer

URL or DOI

Answer

In MLA 9th edition, a URL or DOI identifies the online location of a source and is included at the end of the works-cited entry.

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CPW Research and Source Citation 2