The Odyssey and Epic Poetry: An Introduction, Part 1 — Cumulative exam

Question 22 • Online ELA 9 - A

Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

Answer

Homer writes that the men’s oars “sent the white foam scuddling by” (38).

Homer writes “that the men’s oars sent the white foam scuddling by” (38)

Homer writes “that the men’s oars sent the white foam scuddling by,” (38).

Homer writes that the men’s oars “sent the white foam scuddling by.” (38)

Explanation

In MLA style, a parenthetical citation goes after the quoted words, and the sentence’s period goes after the citation. Choice A correctly places “(38)” after the quotation and the period after the citation. Choice D puts the period inside the quotation, while B is missing the final period.

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