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83 A complete guide to MLA in-text citations An MLA in-text citation includes the authors last name and the page number in parentheses. Including only the author name and page number in a parenthetical citation is insufficient if more than one work appears under that authors name in the work cited list.

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Example if the authors name is mentioned.

In text citation with more than one author mla. When you quote from electronic sources that do not provide page numbers like webpages cite the author name only. To be neutral you might list them alphabetically. Heres a direct quote Smith 8.

In-text citations include the last name of the author followed by a page number enclosed in parentheses. In MLA in-text citations are inserted in the body of your research paper to briefly document the source of your information. Brief in-text citations point the reader to more complete information in the Works Cited list at the end of the paper.

For the parenthetical citation and Works Cited citation give the first authors name followed by et al. Obama has argued that the invasion was a bad idea Too Soon 42 though he has acknowledged elsewhere that. If a document has six or more authors simply provide the last name of the first author with et al from the first citation to the last.

In MLA in-text citations are inserted in the body of your research paper to briefly document the source of your information. If there is no author use the source title. Include a paragraph number only if the paragraphs are explicitly numbered in the original text.

In that case include a shortened version of the sources title. If your source has 3 or more authors it is only necessary to include the last name of the first author who is also listed in your Works Cited entry. For a work with four or more authors use only the first authors name followed by et al The Latin words et alii mean and others Some researchers have established a close link between success at work and the pleasure derived from.

190 How to cite a YouTube video in MLA An MLA YouTube citation includes the videos creator title in quotation. For in-text citations Per the MLA Handbook 8th edition p. If there is no author cite the first word or words from the title only.

If you paraphrase a single idea from more than one source and the sources are equally important the order in which you list them is up to you. Including only the author name and page number in a parenthetical citation is insufficient if more than one work appears under that authors name in the work cited list. Alphabetized by the authors last name.

Brief in-text citations point the reader to more complete information in the Works Cited list at the end of the paper. Three or more authors. Two authors in-text citation in MLA To format an in-text citation of a source with two authors include the authors last names separated by the word and and the page number or page range in parentheses.

Follow the name with the abbreviation et al. If more than one production company was equally involved. In that case include a shortened version of the sources title.

When mentioning the authors in the text give all of the authors names or list the first author and write and others. If more than one work by an author is cited include shortened titles for the works to distinguish them from each other. For a work with two or three authors include all the names either in your text sentence or in parentheses.

Use et al for in-text citations to works with 3 or more authors. ¹ For in-text citations Per the MLA Handbook 8th edition p. Three or more Authors Include the first authors last name followed by et al and the page number no comma before the page number in parentheses.

For up-to-date guidance see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.