In expanded academic asap and other periodical databases, it's best to put your exact phrase a. between dashes. b. in quotation marks. c. in parentheses. d. between asterisks.

the answer is B.

Why

When you are taking from someone else's words you need to put the sentence/paragraph in (parenthesis). Or it will be considered plagiarism, and also cite your work that you have in the parentheses.

In Expanded Academic ASAP and other periodical databases, it's best to put your exact phrase B. in quotation marks.

When you are using someone else's words you need to give them credit by acknowledging they said the information, not you. To ensure they are getting proper credit, you must put quotation marks around the information that you are referencing.