The purpose of a citation in a paper is

Ato give credit to sources.
Bto show mastery of mla style.
Cto help keep your notes organized.
Dto give readers background information.

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Trin15

A because it would be copying if you didn't cite your evidence therefore it's cheating and wouldn't count for example if you looked up something you can't just say exactly what it says you would have to say it then cite your evidence like "according to Google......"