Question

Encyclopedia of American Writers. 2002 ed. Wong, Samantha. "Dunbar, Paul Laurence."

Which of these is the BEST way to rewrite the source citation in line 47?


A) "Dunbar, Paul Laurence." Encyclopedia of American Writers. Wong, Samantha. 2002 ed. Print.


B) 2002 ed. Wong, Samantha. Encyclopedia of American Writers. "Dunbar, Paul Laurence." Print.


C) Encyclopedia of American Writers. "Dunbar, Paul Laurence." 2002 ed. Wong, Samantha. Print.


D) Wong, Samantha. "Dunbar, Paul Laurence." Encyclopedia of American Writers. 2002 ed. Print.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Citations almost always begin with the author's name; therefore, the citation Wong, Samantha. "Dunbar, Paul Laurence." Encyclopedia of American Writers. 2002 ed. Print. is formatted correctly.

Answer 2

The correct structure to cite a book is Last name + First Name + Middle Name + Book + City+ Publisher+ Year Published +Print. By following this structure the correct answer is A where we can see that Last name = Dunbar, First Name = Paul, Middle Name = Laurence, Book = Encyclopedia of American Writers, Publisher = Wong, Samantha Year= 2002.

The other options don't follow this structure which makes them incorrect.