Question

Choose the correct citation for a magazine article.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. McGovern, Joe. "Our Lady of Chaos." Entertainment Weekly. 13 May 2016: 32-33. Print.

Explanation:

The MLA is a Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing that establishes a set of guidelines in terms of style required for publishing documents, this guide is widely used in the U.S. and other countries as the manual to follow for academical and formal papers.

In the case of citations which is about using the ideas or words from other authors and acknowledge this, the MLA has specific guidelines for each type of source, regarding articles from magazines it is recommended to write first the author's name (last name first), followed by the name of the article in quotations marks, then the name of the magazine, after this the date of publication following a day/month/year format, the pages and finally whether it is printed or online. Considering this, the citation that follows this format is "A.  McGovern, Joe. "Our Lady of Chaos." Entertainment Weekly. 13 May 2016: 32-33. Print." and therefore it is the correct one.

Answer 2

According to MLA Format, the correct citation for a (printed) magazine article is option A. McGovern, Joe. "Our Lady of Chaos." Entertainment Weekly. 13 May 2016: 32-33. Print.

To be even more accurate, the magazine title could be in italics, as it follows:

McGovern, Joe. "Our Lady of Chaos." Entertainment Weekly. 13 May 2016: 32-33. Print.