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Question

Malik is writing an informational essay about the children of immigrants and wants to cite a portion from page 2 of the nonfiction text Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.

Which answer choice is the correct way to cite information from this text?

(Freedman, p. 2).
(Freedman, 2).
(Freedman 2).
(Freedman p. 2).
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Answer 1

The correct way to cite information from the text, based on standard citation practices, would be:

(Freedman, p. 2).

This format includes the author's last name, a comma, the abbreviation "p." for "page," and the page number.