Question

Parenthetical citations are _____.

Select the best answer choice.
a.notes placed at the top of the page that comment on something in the body of the text
b.notes written within the body of the text
c.references to a source placed within parentheses in the body of the text
d.notes placed at the bottom of the page that comment on something in the body of the text

Answer 1

C. references to a source placed within parenthesis in the body of the text. Hence, parenthetical citations (parenthesis). 

Parenthetical citations are often placed at the end of information that is not one's own, either someone else's words or a paraphrase of someone else's word. We use this to give credit by quoting the source.