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MLA format

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Are in-text citations inside or outside quotation marks?

outside

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The period to end a sentence always goes before or after the in-text citations?

after

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You cite everything EXCEPT __________

common knowledge

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in-text citations include the last name of the author and ______

page number

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T/F: If you include the author's name in your sentence with quotes, you do not need to put the author's name in parenthesis at the end of the quote.

True

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What is wrong with this citation: "I was on fire" (Walls, 3).

No comma

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What is wrong with this quotation: "We are all better than the worst thing we have ever done". (Stevenson 130).

first period isn't necessary and/or is in the wrong place

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Are titles of books in quotes, underlined or italicized?

italicized

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Are website names italicized, in quotes or underlined?

italicized

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Are article titles italicized, in quotes or underlined?

quotes

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What do you do if a book or source has two authors?

You list them both in order that they are listed on the source

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What do you do for an in-text citation if a source has no author?

you use the article title

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If there are three or more authors, what phrase do you include after the first author?

et. al.

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What is wrong with this: Stevenson stated that 1 in 9 people executed are proven innocent (Stevenson 230).

Author's name is only needed once

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