What is the primary purpose of a citation?

a. to show that the author has a master's degree
b. to give credit to the original source
c. to readers access works in the public domain
d. to give readers links to information

The correct answer is B, to give credit to the original source. The purpose of citations (typically at the end of a paper) is to give credit to the original source of information you used from someone else’s work. It is a required process when writing a paper, otherwise it is known as “plagiarism” or copying someone else’s work. A common citation format is MLA format, but there are other formats as well.

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