How To Do InText Citation In MLA?

Use the author’s last name and the page number in parentheses

Place the citation before the period at the end of the sentence

If the author’s name is mentioned in the sentence, include only the page number in parentheses

If there are two authors, include both last names joined by and

If there are three or more authors, use the first author’s last name followed by et al.

If there is no author, use a shortened version of the title in quotation marks

If there is no page number, include only the author’s last name

For multiple works by the same author, include a shortened title with the author’s name

For a source with no page numbers, do not add a page number

For indirect sources, use qtd. in before the cited source name or page number

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