Select the option which best illustrates the term “in-text reference”. 

Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. 2006. Writing academic English. New York: Pearson Longman.    

Figure 9.1 is a diagrammatic representation of the stages involved in the writing process. 

Writing is defined as “a kind of problem-solving activity that involves generating ideas, planning, goal-setting monitoring and evaluating”.  

Three factors influence any writing task, namely audience, tone and purpose (Oshima & Hogue, 2006:27

(Oshima & Hogue, 2006:27)

The option that best illustrates the term "in-text reference" is:

Three factors influence any writing task, namely audience, tone and purpose (Oshima & Hogue, 2006:27).

This is because it includes parenthetical information (Oshima & Hogue, 2006:27) within the text, which directly references the source (the book "Writing academic English" by Oshima and Hogue, published in 2006). The in-text reference provides the author's last names, the year of publication, and the page number where the information can be found. This allows readers to easily locate the exact source of the information being referenced.

The option that best illustrates the term "in-text reference" is:

"Three factors influence any writing task, namely audience, tone and purpose (Oshima & Hogue, 2006:27)."