Question

The sentence below includes a direct quotation from Twitter. Which one avoids plagiarism by using proper APA citation style for a web source? The most retweeted Tweet of all time, “HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS,” (Wilkerson), was an attempt to get a year’s supply of free chicken nuggets. The most retweeted Tweet of all time, “HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS,” was an attempt to get a year’s supply of free chicken nuggets (Wilkerson, 2017). The most retweeted Tweet of all time, “HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS (Wilkerson, 2017.)," was an attempt to get a year’s supply of free chicken nuggets. The most retweeted Tweet of all time, “HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS.” (Wilkerson, 5 Apr 2017), was an attempt to get a year’s supply of free chicken nuggets.

Answer 1

The sentence that avoids plagiarism by using proper APA citation style for a web source is:

**The most retweeted Tweet of all time, “HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS,” was an attempt to get a year’s supply of free chicken nuggets (Wilkerson, 2017).**

This version correctly places the citation at the end of the sentence and includes the year of publication. In APA style, direct quotations require the author’s last name and the publication year, which is accurately represented in this citation.