Answer:
D. In his book <em>Sensory Insights</em>, Dr. Joseph Badeem says that newborn infants are better able to distinguish color than most people believe (Badeem 25).
Explanation:
MLA (Modern Language Association) format is a list of guidelines used in the creation of scientific works related to language and literature. These guidelines include rules that should be applied when citing sources.
According to the MLA citation style, in-text citations should include the last name of the author and the number of the page from which a quote or paraphrase is taken. This information should follow the quote/paraphrase and be put in parentheses, just like in option D.
I would say that the answer is D, the other options are positive developments.
I believe that #4 is incorrect. I think that the noun phrase is "favorite dessert" because it is a phrase containing a noun, while "His favorite" (your answer) doesn't have a noun in it, therefore it cannot be a noun phrase.
The rest look right!
