How should paraphrase be cited?

• A. Paraphrase requires no citation.
• B. Paraphrase requires a citation only if you quote from the source.
• C. Paraphrase should be placed in parentheses after the sentence.
• D. Paraphrase requires citation with author name and date or page depending on style.

Answer: (D)

When you paraphrase, you’re restating someone else’s ideas in your own words, but the source of those ideas still needs credit. That credit comes in a citation placed after the paraphrase. The citation should include the author’s name and either a date or a page reference, depending on the style you’re using. In APA, you typically see the author and year after the paraphrase; in MLA, you usually include the author and page number; other styles may use a similar author–date or author–page format. The key point is that attribution appears with the paraphrase so readers can locate the original source.