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QuizMultiple Choice

The Odyssey: Writing a Character Analysis, Part 3

Question 9 • Online ELA 9 - A

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

Answer
A
Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars,” Homer (79)
B
Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars” (Homer 79).
C
Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars.” (Homer 79).
D
Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars” (Homer) 79

Explanation

In MLA style, a parenthetical citation gives the author’s name and page number with no comma, as in “(Homer 79).” The citation comes after the closing quotation mark and before the sentence’s period. Choice B follows this format; C puts the period before the citation.

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