Which of the following shows a quote with correct punctuation?

Question

• A. According to Frazier (1983), "most students want to maintain academic integrity."
• B. According to Frazier (1983), "most students want to maintain academic integrity".
• C. According to Frazier (1983), most students want to maintain academic integrity.
• D. "According to Frazier (1983), most students want to maintain academic integrity".

Answer 1

The correct option with proper punctuation is:

A. According to Frazier (1983), "most students want to maintain academic integrity."

In this case, the quotation is properly punctuated with the period placed inside the quotation marks.