A student wants to include the following quotation: "Normally, tusklessness would
occur only in about 2 to 4 percent of female African elephants."
The quote was found in an article titled "Under Poaching Pressure, Elephants Are
Evolving to Lose Their Tusks" written by Dina Fine Maron and published by National
Geographic. Which of the following would not be an appropriate way to include this
quotation in an essay?
A. The article "Under Poaching Pressure, Elephants Are Evolving to Lose Their
Tusks" states, "Normally tusklessness would occur only in about 2 to 4 percent
of female African elephants."
B. Writer Dina Fine Maron says, "Normally tusklessness would occur only in about
2 to 4 percent of female African elephants.
"C. Normally tusklessness would occur only in about 2 to 4 percent of female
African elephants."
"D. Normally tusklessness would occur only in about 2 to 4 percent of female
African elephants," researchers from National Geographic have found.

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Explanation:

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