Which of the following shows the correct parenthetical citation from page 30 of an article in the july 1999 issue of starburst magazine called “i robot” written by melissa j. perenson? a. (i robot 30) b. (stardust 30) c. (perenson 30) d. (“i robot,” starburst 30)

The correct answer is C. (Perenson 30)

Explanation:

In writing, a citation refers to the use of the words and ideas of an external source and therefore another author, which is commonly used to support and explain the ideas during a text. According to the MLA manual and other style manuals for writing academical paper when using the ideas or words of another author it is necessary to make clear which ideas are being used and to whom they belong, this is done by using in-text citation during the text and creating a work cited list at the end of the document with all the information of the source cited.

In the case of printed articles from magazines or similar publications, it is established during in-text citation it is necessary to include the last name of the author of the article followed by the page number which is usually done by including this information in parenthesis or doing a parenthetical citation. This means in the case of the source presented the parenthetical citation should include the last name of the author "Perenson" and the page number "30" therefore the option that shows the correct parenthetical citation of this source is  (Perenson 30).

C. (Perenson 30)

Explanation:

This is the option that provides the best parenthetical citation. We know the author of the article, the page number, the publication date and the magazine name. However, all of this information is only necessary when we are writing the full entry in our reference list. For a parenthetical citation, we only need to include the author's last name and the page number.

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