Question

Which of the following are characteristics of an in-text citation?

a.immediately after the last page of the text
b. immediately after the information or quotation to be documented
enclosed in parentheses
c. very brief
d. complete information about a source
e. gives the exact information as on the works-cited list

Answer 1

b and c

Step-by-step explanation:

An in-text citation in used to show the source of information. It appears in parentheses immediately after the cited or documented information. In-text citation is very brief, and the complete reference should be inserted at the end of the paper or document.\

In-text citation can have different appearance depending on the style we are using.

In APA style, in-text citation includes the author’s last name and the date of publication. For instance: A lion in a wild animal (Adam, 1890).