Respuesta :
Answer: the correct sequence is 1.-D In her testimony about her brother Tito’s alibi the night of the crime, Maria Acosta states, “Our family is very close-knit. The crime occurred Christmas Eve night, which, for our family, is a full evening of dinner and tradition. Tito could not possibly be at the scene of the crime that night because he was with us” 2.-B. Maria Acosta’s brother Tito was eating dinner with their family the night of the crime, Christmas Eve 3.-B Maria Acosta states that her brother was with the family on Christmas Eve.
Answer:
- The choice that correctly integrates a paraphrase of Maria Acosta's direct quotation into a text using proper in-text citation is D: In her testimony about her brother Tito’s alibi the night of the crime, Maria Acosta states, “Our family is very close-knit. The crime occurred Christmas Eve night, which, for our family, is a full evening of dinner and tradition. Tito could not possibly be at the scene of the crime that night because he was with us”.
- The choice that best summarizes Maria Acosta's direct quotation is B: "Maria Acosta’s brother Tito was eating dinner with their family the night of the crime, Christmas Eve."
- The choice that best paraphrase Maria Acosta's direct quotation is C: "Maria Acosta states that her family spends Christmas Eve together eating dinner and practicing traditions. On the night of the crime, Christmas Eve, Tito, her brother, was with the family."
Explanation:
- This text tell us what Maria Acosta said about her brother and the night of the crime with her direct quotation, but integrated in a longer text that tell us who is going to speak and what for.
- This option is the one that best summarizes the whole idea of Maria Acosta's statement without having to translate every word she said.
- This option is the one that best paraphrase Maria Acost'as direct quotation; it is a complete paraphrase of all she said, using the exact words she used.