Reference no: EM132860646

Suppose you want to incorporate the following researched idea into your research paper per APA 7th. Is there anything wrong with the incorporated idea below, and if so, what is wrong? (APA Module Parts I & II)

The original text verbatim (word for word) from Thompson and Levine's 2011 study is in blue below:

The treadmill desk offers a way to decrease sedentariness in the workplace and has potential to reduce employee obesity and health care costs.

The incorporated idea from the student's research paper is in red below:

The treadmill desk is a way to decrease sedentariness in the workplace and has the potential to reduce obesity and health care costs (Thompson & Levine, 2011).

a. The sentence in red is a run-on and should be two sentences instead.

b. There is nothing wrong with this incorporated idea in red; it is also cited correctly.

c. The sentence in red should be paraphrased or summarized; the citation is correct.

d. The citation should begin the sentence in red as in "Thompson and Levine (2011)" followed by the same wording; the rest of the idea in red is correct.

e. Both a. and c. are correct.