In-Text Citations

What is the purpose of parenthetical citations in MLA style?

• To provide additional information about the source

• To indicate the page number of the source

• To identify the author of the source

• To lead readers to the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E4.5A

TEKS.ELA.E3.4I

TEKS.ELA.J.3F

TEKS.ELA.E1.11F

TEKS.ELA.E4.11E

When citing a source with no known author, what should be used in the parenthetical citation?

• The title of the work

• The page number of the work

• The name of the publisher

• The name of the website

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E4.11G.II

TEKS.ELA.CR.1A

TEKS.ELA.E1.11G.II

TEKS.ELA.E1.5A

TEKS.ELA.E3.5A

How should a source with multiple authors be cited in MLA style?

• Include all the authors' names in the citation

• Include only the first author's name followed by et al.

• Include the last name of the first author followed by the page number

• Include the last names of all the authors followed by the page number

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E4.5A

TEKS.ELA.E4.11G.II

TEKS.ELA.E3.11G.II

TEKS.ELA.E1.11G.I

TEKS.ELA.E1.5E

What should be included in the citation for a work that appears inside a larger source?

• The title of the larger source

• The title of the smaller work

• The name of the author of the smaller work

• The page number of the smaller work

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E3.4I

TEKS.ELA.RTW.3B

TEKS.ELA.E2.5E

TEKS.ELA.E3.11F

TEKS.ELA.ISJ.1C

How should a dialogue in a play or screenplay be formatted in a citation?

• Include the character names in all capitals and indented

• Include the character names in italics and indented

• Include the character names in quotation marks and indented

• Include the character names in bold and indented

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E2.11H

TEKS.ELA.E1.11H

TEKS.ELA.E3.11H

TEKS.ELA.E4.11H

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

What should be done when citing an indirect source?

• Include the original source in the citation

• Include the indirect source in the citation

• Include both the original source and the indirect source in the citation

• Exclude the source information from the citation

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E4.5A

TEKS.ELA.J.3F

TEKS.ELA.RTW.3B

TEKS.ELA.CR.4B

TEKS.ELA.E1.11E

How should a multivolume work be cited in MLA style?

• Include the volume number followed by a colon and the page number

• Include only the page number in parentheses

• Include the volume number followed by a comma and the page number

• Include the volume number followed by a semicolon and the page number

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E4.11G.II

TEKS.ELA.E3.11E

TEKS.ELA.E3.11G.II

TEKS.ELA.J.3C

TEKS.ELA.LG.5B

What information should be provided in the first parenthetical citation when citing the Bible?

• The translation of the Bible

• The book, chapter, and verse

• The name of the author of the Bible

• The page number of the Bible

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E2.11H

TEKS.ELA.RTW.3B

TEKS.ELA.CR.1A

TEKS.ELA.E2.11E

TEKS.ELA.E3.11G.I

How should titles of shorter works, such as articles, be formatted in a citation?

• Italicize the title

• Enclose the title in quotation marks

• Underline the title

• Bold the title

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E4.5A

TEKS.ELA.E2.11H

TEKS.ELA.J.3F

TEKS.ELA.E2.11F

TEKS.ELA.RI.6B

What should be done when two or more authors have the same last name?

• Include both authors' full names in the citation

• Include both authors' last names followed by their first initials

• Include only the last name of the first author

• Exclude the authors' names from the citation

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E3.4I

TEKS.ELA.E1.11F

TEKS.ELA.E2.11E

TEKS.ELA.E3.11E

TEKS.ELA.D.6A