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  1. Using the MLA format to cite your work helps build your credibility and convinces readers of your accountability. It also protects you from plagiarism claims. Let’s review this system, how it applies to your writing, and how you can use it. What Is MLA Format?

  2. MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the page number (s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page.

  3. • In most cases, the in-text citation will indicate the author. • If you are referring to something on a specific page or pages, include those numbers. • For works without authors, use the title; if the title is long, use a shortened version of it.

  4. Each item below includes a flawed example of an in-text citation. Using the corresponding works-cited list, write a correct in text-citation for each example (in some cases, you will have more than one option). You may have to add information, delete information, or move information to make the example correct. 1.

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  6. Jul 9, 2019 · An MLA in-text citation provides the author’s last name and a page number in parentheses. If a source has two authors, name both. If a source has more than two authors, name only the first author, followed by “ et al. ”