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MLA Style requires an in-text citation to indicate the sources that were consulted and used in your work.  The in-text citation must correspond with the entry on the Works Cited page,

MLA in-text citations follow the Author-Page style, meaning the author's last name and the page number(s) of the quotation or paraphrase must appear in the text. Page numbers always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence.

General Format

Parenthetical Citation

(Author page#)

Citation in Prose

Author stated that ... (page#).

For Example

One Author

Parenthetical Citation

(Ramugondo 189)

Citation in Prose

Ramugondo stated that ....... (189).

Two Authors

Parenthetical Citation

(Leon and Andrews 250-258)

Citation in Prose

Javier F. Leon and Ronald Andrews argue that ....... (250-258).

Three or More Authors

Parenthetical Citation

(Zhang et al. 11)

Citation in Prose

Zhang and colleagues concluded from their experiments that ....... (11).

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This information is intended to be a guideline, not expert advice. Please be sure to speak to your professor about the appropriate way to cite sources in your class assignments and projects.

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