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hich sentence uses the proper APA style for including an in-text citation with an attributive phrase?


In his article “Legal Marijuana is Saving Lives in Colorado, Study Finds,” Ingraham (2017, p. 12) describes new research showing a clear decline in opioid deaths after the state legalized recreational marijuana.


In his article “Legal Marijuana is Saving Lives in Colorado, Study Finds,” Ingraham describes new research showing a clear decline in opioid deaths after the state legalized recreational marijuana (2017).


In his article (2017) “Legal Marijuana is Saving Lives in Colorado, Study Finds,” Ingraham describes new research showing a clear decline in opioid deaths after the state legalized recreational marijuana.


In his article “Legal Marijuana is Saving Lives in Colorado, Study Finds,” Ingraham (2017) describes new research showing a clear decline in opioid deaths after the state legalized recreational marijuana.

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The fourth sentence is correct:

"In his article “Legal Marijuana is Saving Lives in Colorado, Study Finds,” Ingraham (2017) describes new research showing a clear decline in opioid deaths after the state legalized recreational marijuana."

Explanation: In APA, when the author is part of the narrative (an attributive phrase), the year follows the author's name in parentheses. (Page numbers are only required for direct quotes.)