Question

Extreme Poodle Grooming
by Frizzy Furmore



Extreme dog grooming is a hobby for dogs and pet groomers. Groomers style the dogs’ coats into objects, scenery, portraits, and costumes. They use dyes to color the fur and scissors and electric shavers to cut and sculpt the hair. Gel and other products hold the styles in place.
Extreme pet groomers mostly work on poodles. One reason groomers prefer poodles is because of their thick, curly hair. Poodle hair holds the sculpted shapes really well, and poodles do not shed their hair like most dogs. Another reason groomers use poodles is because they are very smart and easy to train. They will hold still for the groomers to work on them.
Most extreme dog groomers earn a living by doing ordinary dog grooming. However, they use their wild imaginations to enter their poodles into competitions as a hobby. The pet stylists choose themes to make the dogs stand out. For example, they might style the dog to look like the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. Another style example is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
People who do the extreme dog grooming are very considerate of the dogs. They use vegetable dyes because these do not irritate the animals’ skin. Also, the groomers do the styling over several sessions. That way, the dogs are not standing on the grooming tables for extended periods of time. Another consideration the groomers have for the pets is to make sure they enjoy the grooming. The poodles love the attention they get while being groomed. They enjoy the attention from people who admire their fur-dos even more than the attention from their groomers.
Some people say that groomers are only in it for the money. However, the groomers do not end up with a profit. They have to take time off work to attend the competitions. Also, the groomers spend their own money on travel costs, supplies, and props. Even if they win prize money, it is not enough to cover all the expenses. Extreme dog groomers do the competitions for the love of doing them, not because they make money at them.
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Jared is writing a report on extreme pet competitions. He is using information from this Web article.

According to MLA guidelines, which sentence from his report correctly quotes the article?
A.
Furmore explains, "[Dog groomers] use vegetable dyes because these do not irritate the animals' skin" (2010).
B.
According to Furmore, groomers style the dogs' coats into objects, scenery, portraits, and costumes (2010).
C.
Furmore states, "Another consideration the groomers have for [the pets] is to make sure the dogs enjoy the grooming" (2010).
D.
Furmore informs, "Even if the groomers win, the prize money is not enough to cover all of their expenses" (2010).

Answer 1

A

Explanation: Option A correctly uses brackets to clarify the pronoun while preserving the original wording of the sentence quoted. The other choices either aren’t direct quotations (B), change wording without correctly bracketing (D), or unnecessarily bracket unchanged words (C).