Question

if the students summary of the source material contains an error, choose the option that describes the error. if the summary is acceptable, choose \the summary is acceptable.\ original source between 1870 and 1900, eleven million people moved into cities. industrial centers such as pittsburgh, chicago, new york, and cleveland acted as giant magnets, attracting workers from the countryside. but migrants to the city were by no means only rural americans. —james l. roark et al., understanding the american promise: a brief history, p. 510. summary according to roark and colleagues, at the turn of the century, centers of industry were like giant magnets, attracting workers from the country to the city. however, there was diversity in this migration; the eleven million people who relocated were by no means only rural americans (510). the student plagiarizes the source material. the summary adds interpretation or emphasis that is not in the source. the summary is acceptable. the in - text citation is incorrect (the page number or authors are missing).

Explanation:

The summary accurately conveys the key points of the original source: the time - frame (turn of the century, which is around 1900), the movement of people (workers from the country to industrial cities), and the diversity of migrants (not only rural Americans). The in - text citation with the page number is also present.

Answer:

The summary is acceptable.