Using In-text Citation
MLA in-text citation style uses the author's last name and the page number from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken, for example: (Smith 163). If the source does not use page numbers, do not include a number in the parenthetical citation: (Smith).How do you cite a sentence?
The in-text citation should occur in the sentence where the cited material has been used:
- Signal phrase reference (author's name) appears within the sentence with page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
- Full parenthetical reference (author last name and page number) appears at the end of the sentence.
Can you cite part of a sentence MLA?
Formatting quotations according to the MLA guidelinesParenthetical citations appear at the end of the sentence in which the direct reference, summary, paraphrase, or quote appears.
