Question

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. Note that the author's last name is Bipin.

Should states require adolescents to be eighteen before obtaining a driver’s license Bipin

Which of the following reflects the proper punctuation of the above sentence?

“Should states require adolescents to be eighteen before obtaining a driver’s license (Bipin)?”

Should states “require adolescents to be eighteen before obtaining a driver’s license” (Bipin)?

Should states, “require adolescents to be eighteen before obtaining a driver’s license?” Bipin.

“Should states require adolescents to be eighteen before obtaining a driver’s license?” Bipin.

Answer 1

According to the grammar rules for citation in text, the author name should go inside parenthesis and the punctuation should go after the parenthesis, for theses reasons the proper punctuation should be Should states “require adolescents to be eighteen before obtaining a driver’s license” (Bipin)?