MLA Quotes

A MLA in-text citation should be located:

• at the end of the sentence, before the period

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

• Alphabetically, by title of the work

• Alphabetically, by the author's first name

• Alphabetically, by the author's last name

• By publication year

If you don't have an author to cite, what do you do for an in-text citation?

• Use the title of the article, and PUT IT IN ALL CAPS

• Use the title of the article instead, and put it in quotes

• Use the URL

• Just skip it and do nothing

When you ___________, you are using someone's exact words, and you must use quotation marks. 

• borrow

• plagiarize

• quote

• paraphrase

Every citation has two parts. What are they?

• Summaries and Works Cited

• Exact words and quotations

• An author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found

• An in-citation and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page

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

• Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations (Cleary).

• Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations.

• Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations. (Cleary)

• Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations (Michelle Cleary).

True or False: You do not need to include in-text citations when summarizing or paraphrasing information from an outside source. 

• True

• False

How many sources are required in a Works Cited page?

• A minimum of 2

• At least 3

• As many as are used in the paper.

• A minimum of 4

Which in text citation is correct?

• "Here's a direct quote" (Smith 8).

• "Here's a direct quote" (Smith,8).

• "Here's a direct quote (Smith 8)"

• "Here's a direct quote." (Smith,8)

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

• Alphabetically by Title

• Alphabetically by Author's last name

• Alphabetically by Author's first name

• By Publication year