Question

What is the purpose of a signal phrase?

Group of answer choices

To call attention to plagiarism in an informational text

To indicate the end of text and the start of citations

To point out an internal citation to the reader

To show the need for a reference within an article

Answer 1

To point out an internal (in-text) citation to the reader.

A signal phrase introduces and attributes quoted or paraphrased material (e.g., "According to Smith,"), signaling the source within the text.