Arrange the following elements in the order in which they appear in an…
2024
Arrange the following elements in the order in which they appear in an APA-style reference for a book:
(A) Year of publication
(B) Last name of the author
(C) Name of the publishing company
(D) Title of the book
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. (B), (A), (D), (C) — ConceptAPA book references arrange bibliographic elements by function: the creator comes first, the date comes next, the work title follows, and the source or…
- A.
(A), (B), (C), (D)
- B.
(B), (D), (C), (A)
- C.
(A), (C), (B), (D)
- D.
(B), (A), (D), (C)
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Correct answer: D
Concept
APA book references arrange bibliographic elements by function: the creator comes first, the date comes next, the work title follows, and the source or publisher comes last. In APA 7th edition, the basic pattern is: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Application
Begin with (B), the author’s last name, because a book reference starts with the author.
Place (A), the year of publication, after the author; APA writes it in parentheses.
Add (D), the title of the book, after the year.
End with (C), the name of the publishing company.
Cross-check and contrast
(A) → (B) → (C) → (D) begins with the year and places the title after the publisher.
(B) → (D) → (C) → (A) places the year at the end.
(A) → (C) → (B) → (D) begins with the year and separates the author from the initial position.
(B) → (A) → (D) → (C) follows Author → Year → Title → Publisher.
Therefore, the required order is (B) → (A) → (D) → (C).