EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation

EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation

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1 of 10

A page number is required for all APA in-text citations.

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 1 of 10: A page number is required for all APA in-text citations.

2 of 10

In the text of a paper, the author(s) of a source and the source’s date must be given either in a signal phrase introducing the cited material or in parentheses following it.

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 2 of 10: In the text of a paper, the author(s) of a source and the source’s date must be given either in a signal phrase introducing the cited material or in parentheses following it.

3 of 10

The list of references is organized alphabetically by authors’ last names (or by title for a work with no author).

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 3 of 10: The list of references is organized alphabetically by authors’ last names (or by title for a work with no author).

4 of 10

When citing a source with two authors in the text of the paper, use an ampersand (&) to join the names either in a signal phrase introducing the source or in parentheses at the end of the citation.

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 4 of 10: When citing a source with two authors in the text of the paper, use an ampersand (&) to join the names either in a signal phrase introducing the source or in parentheses at the end of the citation.

5 of 10

When you include a page number in parentheses at the end of a citation, precede the number with the abbreviation “p.” or “pp.”

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 5 of 10: When you include a page number in parentheses at the end of a citation, precede the number with the abbreviation “p.” or “pp.”

6 of 10

APA style recommends using the present tense in a signal phrase introducing cited material (for example, “Baker reports that” or “Wu argues that”).

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 6 of 10: APA style recommends using the present tense in a signal phrase introducing cited material (for example, “Baker reports that” or “Wu argues that”).

7 of 10

When a paper cites two or more works by an author published in the same year, each one is assigned a lowercase letter, beginning with “a,” which appears after the year of publication in both in-text citations and the list of references.

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 7 of 10: When a paper cites two or more works by an author published in the same year, each one is assigned a lowercase letter, beginning with “a,” which appears after the year of publication in both in-text citations and the list of references.

8 of 10

If available, a date is supplied for all in-text citations; if no date is available, the abbreviation “n.d.” is used instead.

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 8 of 10: If available, a date is supplied for all in-text citations; if no date is available, the abbreviation “n.d.” is used instead.

9 of 10

If a work has eight or more authors, use the first author’s name followed by “et al.” in the reference list.

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 9 of 10: If a work has eight or more authors, use the first author’s name followed by “et al.” in the reference list.

10 of 10

For a work with an unknown author, give the work’s full title and its date in a signal phrase introducing the source or use a brief title and the date in parentheses following the source. Name “Anonymous” as the author only if the work specifies “Anonymous” as the author.

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EXERCISE 61–8 APA documentation - 10 of 10: For a work with an unknown author, give the work’s full title and its date in a signal phrase introducing the source or use a brief title and the date in parentheses following the source. Name “Anonymous” as the author only if the work specifies “Anonymous” as the author.