MLA 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

Why is the following quote INCORRECTLY cited in MLA citation? "It haunted me day and night" (Poe).

• 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

Select which parenthetical 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 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

If the author's last name is used in the sentence, then you ______ need it in the parentheses (for an in-text citation). 

• do

• don't

If the name of the article is really long, are you allowed to shorten it for an in-text citation?

• Yes

• No

If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation?

• Author's name

• Page number

• Website article title

• Website title

Which citation is CORRECT?

• English is a complicated language (Roberts 33).

• English is a complicated language (Roberts, 33).

• Roberts believes that English is a complicated language (p. 33).

• According to Roberts, English is a complicated language (Roberts).

In-text citations appear where in the paper?

• At the end

• Throughout

• At the beginning

• Nowhere

When you paraphrase, you are using someone's ideas, and not their exact words. Do you still need to cite your source?

• Yes

• No

• Only sometimes

What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).