Read the direct quotation from Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention and answer the question."More than 38 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in the United States each year."Which describes how the direct quotation is improperly cited?
Answer
A
The sentence is not correctly punctuated.
B
It does not credit the source in the sentence.
C
The thought is incorrectly paraphrased.
D
It is a summary and does not need to be cited.
Explanation
The sentence is presented as a direct quotation, but it does not identify or credit the source within the sentence. A quotation must be attributed to its source so readers know where the exact words came from. The sentence is punctuated correctly, and it is neither a paraphrase nor a summary.
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