Question

Which citation format is correct if a student is quoting a line on page 45 of a book titled Prison by Horace Gardener? (Gardener, p.45) (Prison 45) (Gardener, Prison, p.45) (Gardener 45)

Answer 1

Answer:

(Gardener 45)

Explanation:

According to the MLA format the correct way to quote a line on page 45 of a book entitled Prison by Horace Gardener is to place the author's surname, followed by the number of the page used, in parentheses. In this case, the correct citation would be (Gardener 45).

Answer 2

In MLA format, the correct parenthetical citation is the Last Name followed by the page number, with no punctuation used inside the parentheses at all.

Therefore, the correct answer is: (Gardener 45).