MLA in-text citation style uses the authors last name and the page number from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken for example.
How do you cite in text citations mla. How do you do in text citations for MLA. Three or more in-text citation in MLA. If youre confused on how to cite sources in research papers youre not alone.
Heres a direct quote Smith 8. If line numbers or page numbers are included in the original source add these to the citation. Include an in-text citation when you refer to summarize paraphrase or quote from another source.
To format an in-text citation of a source with three or more authors include the first authors last name followed by et al and the page number or page range in parentheses. Case 3 Use a lengthy excerpt block quote without quotation marks but with left indentation half an inch. The numbering within the entry is a more useful locator and should be used instead.
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For every in-text citation in your paper there must be a corresponding entry in your reference list. MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. In MLA in-text citations are inserted in the body of your research paper to briefly document the source of your information.
An MLA in-text citation should always include the authors last name either in the introductory text or in parentheses after a quote. How do you cite a book in the Nature referencing style. Follow the same formatting that was used in the Works Cited list such as quotation marks.