MLA In-Text Citations

Which citation is formatted CORRECTLY?

• 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 10)

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

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

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A book with page number written by Lori Ratliff. Which citation is INCORRECT?

• English rocks (Ratliff 14).

• According to Ratliff, English rocks (14).

• Ratliff asserts that English rocks (14).

• English rocks (Ratliff, 14).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An article from Ebsco written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers. Which citation is INCORRECT?

• English is cool (Roberts 33).

• English is cool (Roberts, 33).

• Roberts believes that English is cool (33).

• According to Roberts, English is cool (33).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• He states, "Cats are fat (Smith 44)."

• (Smith 1987) states, "Cats are fat."

• He states, "Cats are fat" (Smith 44).

• He (p.44) states, "Cats are fat" (Smith).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How should in-text citations be formatted when directly quoting from a source in MLA format?

• (Author's Last Name, Page Number)

• (Author's Last Name Page Number)

• (Author's First Name, Page Number)

• (Author's First Name, Page Number)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the correct in-text citation?

• (Berenbaum and Kramer 132).

• (Berenbaum, Kramer 132).

• (Berenbaum and Kramer).

• (Berenbaum and Kramer 132)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If a source has no known author, how should it be cited in-text in MLA format?

• Use "Anonymous" followed by the page number

• Use the title of the work instead of the author's name

• Omit the citation entirely

• Use "No author" followed by the page number

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In-Text Citation: Why is the following quote INCORRECTLY cited in MLA citation?
"It haunted me day and night" (Poe 13)

• It does not have the page number

• It does not have a period after closing parentheses

• It does not Identify the author’s last name

• It does not have quote marks " " around the evidence

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You have two sources that support the same idea. What is the proper in-text citation for page 16 by Carol Williams and page 34 by George Roth?

• (Williams and Roth).

• (Williams 16, Roth 34).

• (Williams 16; Roth 34).

• 16 (Williams); 34 (Roth).

Answer explanation

MLA requires a semicolon between sources when more than one source is being cited in an in-text citation.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.2

What from the citation goes inside these parenthesis? According to Snuffy Smith, “The possibilities are endless” (________________).

• Smith 234

• Smith

• 234

• How to Go to College

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9