In direct quotation citing, which form places the author's name within the narrative text rather than in parentheses after the quote?

• A. Author's Name Part of Narrative
• B. Author's Name in Parentheses
• C. Direct Quote Inside Brackets
• D. No Attribution

Answer: (A)

This form uses narrative attribution, where the author’s name is woven into the sentence itself. It reads as if the author is part of your prose, which helps the quotation feel like a voice in your argument rather than a detached tag at the end. For example, you might write: Smith argues that education should be accessible to all, "Education should be accessible to all." After the quotation, you would still include the source details in parentheses according to the style guide. This approach keeps the flow natural and foregrounds who is speaking.

This is different from placing the author's name in parentheses after the quote, which separates the attribution from the sentence and can interrupt readability. A bracketed or no-attribution approach similarly shifts how the source is credited, but the key idea here is that the author’s name is part of the narrative, not tucked away in parentheses after the quotation.