Which statement has correctly embedded the citation?

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BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

In author–date citation systems the in-text citation should contain only the author’s surname and the year (or just the year when the author is part of the sentence), while full titles and publication details belong in the reference list.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- In-text citations (APA/Harvard-style) use the author surname and year: (Author, Year) for parenthetical citations or Author (Year) for narrative citations.
- Book or article titles are NOT placed in the in-text parentheses; they belong in the bibliography/reference list.
- Page numbers are added only for direct quotations or very specific references, and they must follow the style’s format (e.g., p. 53 in APA), not by inserting the title or using a colon after the year.

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- The sentence already names the author (“Sutton identified…”). In standard practice you would write Sutton (2016) identified… or, if using a parenthetical, include author and year: (Sutton, 2016).
- Any option that inserts the full title inside the parentheses is incorrect because titles are not used in in-text author–date citations.
- Any option that appends a page number using a colon and without the appropriate prefix (e.g., p.) does not match common in-text citation formats.

3) Intermediate formatting checks
- Option with "(Invasive Species: Ecology, ... , 2016)" places a title where the author/year should be — wrong.
- Option with "(Sutton, Invasive Species: Ecology, ..., 2016)" mixes author and title — unnecessary and incorrect for in-text citation.
- Option with "(Sutton, Invasive Species: Ecology, ... 2016: 53)" misformats a page citation and still includes the title.
- Option "(Sutton, 2016)" correctly provides the succinct author-year parenthetical.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
(Sutton, 2016) follows the author–date convention: it supplies the author and year succinctly for in-text attribution while leaving full source details to the reference list. It is the standard, minimal, and correct embedded citation among the choices.

5) Why other options are incorrect (brief)
- Option 1: Uses title instead of author — wrong placement.
- Option 2: Includes both author and full title — unnecessary and not standard in-text.
- Option 3: Adds title and a colon-page format that doesn’t follow typical author–date page citation rules.

6) Conclusion
The correct in-text citation among the choices is "Sutton identified the contribution of invasive species in accelerating biodiversity loss (Sutton, 2016)." This matches the provided answer.

Which statement has correctly embedded the citation? 单项选择题

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