when you want to respond to exact wording (e.g., something someone said).

when an author has said something memorably or succinctly, or.

Use direct quotations rather than paraphrasing: If the organisation has a well-known abbreviation, include the abbreviation in brackets the first time the source is cited and then use only the abbreviation in later citations. If the author is an agency, organisation, or group, mention the name of the agency, organisation or group and then the year.

For works where the agency, organisation or group is the author.

Opting to go green as a lifestyle choice can become a profitable business ('Green essentials,' 2012).

However, consider the work's credibility, especially if you cannot find the author. If the work doesn't have an author, include the title of the work and the year of publication in the in-text citation. Do take note of the full stop after 'al'.

When citing a work by three or more authors, list only the first author's last name, followed by 'et al.' in every citation. Use the word “and” between the authors’ names within the text and use the ampersand in the parentheses. When citing a work by one or two authors, name the author or authors in the signal phrase or the parentheses each time you cite the work. How you cite the author element in the in-text citation depends on how many authors there are and who the author is

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