I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. The correct format would be:
According to John Smith, the most common error in solving math questions "relates to the order of operations (9)."
For MLA format, quotations are enclosed within double quotation marks, the author is provided and the specific page. It should be noted that there should be no period after the parenthetical citation.
Inscription of the entrance of a wood is a poem by William Cullen Bryant.
A. <span>It creates a melancholy mood that reflects the narrator’s feelings.
The imagery described in this paragraph is very melancholy, which seems to support the narrator's feelings.
He uses phrases like "patches of snow and earth" and "spotty clouds" which give the image of incompleteness, something not quite full.
He also uses images of darkness, "black trees" and "the stars were out" which support the unhappiness of the narrator's mood. </span>
