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What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).

An MLA in-text/paranthetical citation should be located:

• before the period at the end of the sentence.

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below:

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately" (Smith 10).

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith p. 10).

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith 10)

• (Smith 10) "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately."

What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 

• Publication date
• Title of the source
• Publisher name
• You do not need to cite this source

If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do not have to use a parenthetical citation.

• True
• False

What is an in-text citation?

• a brief reference in your text that indicates the source you consulted

• A brief reference in the footer of your paper that indicates the source you consulted

• The reference listed at the end of your paper

You are citing an online article from Huffington Post titled: "How A Vegan Diet Could Affect Your Child's Development." The article has no author. What is the correct in-text citation?

• Many vegan parents worry that veganism "might not give their growing child all of the nutrients they need" (Huffington Post).

• Many vegan parents worry that veganism "might not give their growing child all of the nutrients they need" ("Huffington Post").

• Many vegan parents worry that veganism: "might not give their growing child all of the nutrients they need" ("How").

• Many vegan parents worry that veganism "might not give their growing child all of the nutrients they need" ("How a Vegan Diet Could Affect Your Child's Development").

• Many vegan parents worry that veganism "might not give their growing child all of the nutrients they need" ("How a Vegan Diet", Huffington Post).

True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

What is it called if you steal another person's words or ideas? 

• Botulism 
• Plagiarism 
• legionnaires disease

Using someone else's work without a citation is called

• plagiarism

• periodical

• research

• cite