In tetx citation APA

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

• To summarize the entire paper

• To identify the source of information or ideas

• To provide a conclusion

• To list all references

How should you format an intext citation?

• Author's name and year in italics

• Year only

• Author's name only

• Author's name and year in parentheses

What should you do if a source has three or more authors?

• List all authors

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

• Use the first author's last name and the second author's first name

• Use only the first author's last name

If the author of a source is unknown, what should you use in the citation?

• The first word of the source

• The title of the source

• The publication year

• The name of the publisher

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

• none

• nd

• unknown

• n/a