In-Text Citation Formatting Guide

This video tutorial by Jessica from Scribbr explains how to use in-text citations according to APA Style 7th edition. It covers the basic rules, including author name, publication year, and locators. The video also discusses how to handle multiple authors and missing information, and introduces Scribbr's free citation generator for consistency. Different types of citations, such as parenthetical and narrative, are explained with examples. The tutorial concludes with additional resources for further learning.

What is the primary purpose of an in-text citation?

• To introduce a new topic

• To provide a conclusion

• To identify the source of information or ideas

• To summarize the entire paper

According to APA 7th edition, what two elements are always included in an in-text citation?

• Author's last name and publication year

• Author's first name and publication year

• Title of the work and publication year

• Author's last name and page number

When should you include a page number in an in-text citation?

• When mentioning the author's name

• When quoting directly from a source

• When summarizing a source

• When paraphrasing a source

How do you format a parenthetical citation?

• Author's name only in parentheses

• Author's name and year in parentheses at the end of the sentence

• Author's name and year in the middle of the sentence

• Year only in parentheses

In a narrative citation, where is the publication year placed?

• Directly after the author's name

• At the beginning of the sentence

• At the end of the sentence

• Before the author's name

How do you cite a source with three or more authors in APA 7th edition?

• Use the first author's last name followed by 'et al.'

• Use the first two authors' last names

• Use only the first author's last name

• List all authors' last names

What is the purpose of using 'et al.' in a citation?

• To shorten a list of multiple authors

• To indicate a missing author

• To denote an anonymous source

• To highlight the main author

What should you do if the author of a source is unknown?

• Use the title of the work

• Use 'Anonymous' as the author

• Use the organization name if available

• Leave the author field blank

How should you format the title of a work in an in-text citation if the author is unknown?

• In italics or double quotation marks

• In bold

• In all capital letters

• Underlined

What abbreviation is used when a publication year is not available?

• n.p.

• n.y.

• n.a.

• n.d.