Read the opening sentence below of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton and answer the question that follows.

I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story

If you were to use this sentence in a research paper for school, what is the proper way to attribute it?

A.
only copy the sentence
B.
only state the author’s name
C.
place quotation marks around the sentence and state the author’s name
D.
copy the sentence without quotations and state the author’s name

Question

Read the opening sentence below of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton and answer the question that follows.
 
I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story
 
If you were to use this sentence in a research paper for school, what is the proper way to attribute it?
 
A.
only copy the sentence
B.
only state the author’s name
C.
place quotation marks around the sentence and state the author’s name
D.
copy the sentence without quotations and state the author’s name

paki · Answer

what you guess about the asnwer here... ?

anonymous · Answer

I would say C.

sandra_ · Answer

C. place quotation marks around the sentence and state the author’s name