A recent study by Estella Gomez found that eight out of ten 12-year-olds revealed their physical location while using social media. (Gomez 19)

Which citation errors need to be corrected? Check all that apply.

A. The name of the source needs to be listed only once.

B. A comma should replace the period, and the period should follow the citation.

C. The page number should precede the author's name.

D. Quotation marks should replace the parentheses that surround the citation.

E. The period should be placed after the parenthetical citation.

The name of the source needs to be listed only once.

A comma should replace the period, and the period should follow the citation.

Answer: Options A and B.

Explanation:

A "citation" is the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source. It also gives your readers the information necessary to find that source again, including: information about the author. the title of the work.

There are five common citation errors that are done by the authors. Some of them are Incorrect Placement of Periods and Commas, Neglecting to Make Citations When Paraphrasing, Making Unnecessary Citations and so on.

The name of the source needs to be listed only once.

The period should be placed after the parenthetical citation.