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In MLA style, signal phrases generally use the present tense or the:
APresent passive
BPresent participle
CPresent potential
DPresent perfect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Present perfect
1. Two tenses are allowed for signal phrases.
2. The simple present is one of them.
3. The other is the present perfect.
_Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._
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