Why do writers use in-text citations? a. to reference all works used in research b. to direct readers to an information source c. to organize their reference materials d. to receive credit for their own ideas

B. to direct readers to an information source

Explanation:

Citation can be understood as a reference to information taken from other text that directs readers to a source of information. It can be direct when the information is transcribed literally, indirectly when the transcription is free or citation of the citation when the information is not taken directly from the original, but from an intermediate source.

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.

sight: watching a movie

touch: petting a dog

smell: smelling dinner

hearing: listening to music

taste: eating pizza