MLA In Text

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).

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).

True or False? "Only direct quotes need to be cited."

• True

• False

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

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).

What is the correct in-text citation?

• (Berenbaum and Kramer 132).

• (Berenbaum, Kramer 132).

• (Berenbaum and Kramer).

• (Berenbaum and Kramer 132)

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.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.2

Is this citation formatted correctly? The source is an article by Jack Stolley without page numbers.

The Purdue OWL is accessed by millions of users every year. Its MLA Formatting and Style Guide is one of the most popular resources (Stolley).

• Yes

• No

Is this citation formatted correctly? The source is an article without an author or page numbers titled "Herzog: A Life." One online film critic stated that Fitzcarraldo is "...a beautiful and terrifying critique of obsession and colonialism" (“Herzog: A Life”).

• Yes

• No

An article by Sylvia Andrews with page numbers: which citation is formatted CORRECTLY?

• In-text citations are easy to create. (Andrews 4).

• In-text citations are easy to create (Andrews p. 4).

• In-text citations are easy to create (Andrews, 4).

• In-text citations are easy to create (Andrews 4).