Reviewing MLA

Look at the picture to the right. What is wrong with this Works Cited Page?

• The authors are not alphabetized

• The citation is in the wrong order

• There are no hanging indents

• The title of the publications should not be italicized

The following answers are citations from the following work: Smith, Jane. Birds of Prey. New York. 2001. pp. 15-17.

Which of the following in-text citations has been done wrong?

• Jane states that “owls are the best bird of prey” (17).

• Owls are known to be “the best bird of prey” (Smith 17).

• Smith ranks that birds of prey placing owls in the lead (17).

• According to Smith, "owls are the best bird of prey" (17).

Identify the forms of citation used for the following passage:

In an essay examining the relationship of humanity and society, Rousseau asserts that "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Rousseau 57).

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Rousseau suggests that, although they come into the world uninhabited, human beings find themselves universally oppressed (57).

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Identify the forms of citation used for the following passage:

In his essay, "The Origin of Civil Society," Rousseau questions his observations of humanity, which indicate that a person's free nature and his or her actual social status are in conflict.

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