MLA In-text Citation Formatting

Which of the following examples has the correct in-text citation.

• "I was made for the library, bot the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people's interest. The library was open, unending, free." (Ta-Nehisi Coates).

• Coates affirms "...we are without fear, we are the dark spectrum on parade" (57).

• "I remember taking a survey in class focusing on Central Africa' (Coates 54).

• Coates opens, "Last Sunday the host of a popular news show asked me what it meant to lose my body."

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What is the correct format for a MLA in-text citation

• (Woodard 57).

• (Taylor, 2022, pg. 318).

• (Coates, 2013)

• (Rice, pg. 157).

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What is a MLA in-text citation?

• The author's last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text

• A list of all the works used in the essay

• The way the author identifies evidence

• The statement of evidence including the author's name

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What is the proper format for a MLA in-text citation?

• Covey states, "We should treat the commitments we make to ourselves as serious as those we make to the most important people in our lives." (35)

• "Be proactive is the first step to achieving the private victory" (Sean Covey 48).

• Covey reminds us that deciding our values and setting goals is the way to begin planning life while keeping the end in mind (74).

• "With your weekly plan in place, adapt each day as needed," (Covey 115).

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Which of the following is true about writing the authors name according to MLA Formatting Guide for in-text citations?

• When citing the authors name you include the first and last name with the page number at the end.

• You can write the authors last name only in both the sentence and parenthetical citation.

• You should write the author's first name only if you read more than one article by the same person.

• You can write the first and last name or just the last name but never just the first name.

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