When citing a direct quotation with the author's name in parentheses after the quote, which format is used?

• A. Direct Quote, Author's Name in Parentheses
• B. Direct Quote, Author's Name Part of Narrative
• C. Direct Quote Without Author
• D. Indirect Quote

Answer: (A)

In-text attribution for a direct quotation uses a parenthetical citation placed after the quoted material. This format puts the source information—usually the author's last name and the page number—inside parentheses right after the quote, with the period following the closing parenthesis. For example: " quotation text " (Smith 45). This lets readers see exactly where the words came from without breaking the sentence flow. If you name the author in the sentence itself, you’d typically put just the page number in parentheses after the quote, which is a different attribution pattern. The other options describe either attributing the quote within the sentence, paraphrasing without quotation marks, or not citing the source at all, which aren’t appropriate for a direct quotation.