Question

which sentence is a correct example of an in - text citation?
a. henie’s biographer, peter vilonen, believes that henie “truly was the best performer ever” (vilonen 67).
b. henie’s biographer, peter vilonen, relates that “sonja finished last in her first event when she was only eleven”(vilonen 38).
c. according to peter vilonen’s biography of the athlete, sonja henie won three olympic gold medals as a norwegian figure skater (59).
d. according to peter vilonen’s biography of the athlete, henie’s family was wealthy enough for her to pursue her skating dreams. (peter vilonen 72)

Explanation:

In standard in-text citation style (like MLA), when the author's name is already stated in the sentence, only the page number is needed in the parenthetical citation. Option A correctly follows this: the author's name (Peter Vilonen) is introduced in the sentence, so the parenthetical only includes the last name and page number. Option B has no space between the quote end and the parenthetical. Option C omits the author's last name in the parenthetical. Option D repeats the full author name in the parenthetical unnecessarily when it was already stated.

Answer:

A. Henie's biographer, Peter Vilonen, believes that Henie "truly was the best performer ever" (Vilonen 67).