Which two examples include correct internal citations? Keller writes, “It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old” (23).“The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me.”Keller writes, “It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old. (23)”“The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me” (Keller 23).Keller writes, “It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.” (23).
Answer
A
Keller writes, “It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old” (23).
B
“The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me.”
C
Keller writes, “It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old. (23)”
D
“The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me” (Keller 23).
E
Keller writes, “It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.” (23).
Explanation
In a standard parenthetical citation, the citation goes after the closing quotation mark and before the sentence’s final period. Choice A correctly places the page number there, and choice D correctly includes the author’s name and page number in the citation. Choice E puts the period before the citation, while C places the citation inside the quotation marks. Choice B has no citation.
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