REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
CITATION STYLES
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Question
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“MLA is the second most popular citation style". You found this information from a book by Smith and Morrison on pages 17-19.Which one is the correct in-text citation for the above? Select all that apply
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According to Smith and Morrison, MLA is the second most popular citation style in the USA (17-19).
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“MLA is the second most popular citation style” (Smith and Morrison 17-19).
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MLA is considered as one of the top three most popular citation styles (Smith and Morrison 17-19).
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Three or more in-text citation in MLA To format an in-text citation of a source with three or more authors, include the first author’s last name followed by et al., and the page number or page range in parentheses. For example: (Sumantran et al. 106-114)
Detailed explanation-2: -Basic in-text citation rules In MLA Style, referring to the works of others in your text is done using parenthetical citations. This method involves providing relevant source information in parentheses whenever a sentence uses a quotation or paraphrase.
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