In her analytical essay, Kimi wants to quote the following words from "The Children of the Drug Wars." A vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence. Which sentence correctly cites these words?
Answer
A
The problem is that "a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence (Nazario)."
B
According to Nazario, "a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence" (3).
C
The problem is that "a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence." (Nazario 3)
D
According to Nazario, "a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence" (Nazario).
Explanation
Choice B places the period after the parenthetical citation and gives the page number, as MLA-style in-text citations require. Because the sentence names Nazario in the introduction, the citation needs only the page number: “(3).” The other choices either put the punctuation inside the quotation before the citation or omit the page number.
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