Ccording to the MLA Handbook, when you cite a source in the text of your paper, the citation should interrupt the text as little as possible; you want to lead the reader to the correct long-form citation in your Works Cited page with a minimum of fuss (116). There are two ways to do this - with a signal phrase, meaning the in-text citation will have only the page number(s), or with a parenthetical citation, meaning the in-text citation will include the author's last name (or the title, for an authorless work) and the page number(s) (Howard 289).
Signal Phrase
Format: Signal phrase, "quote" or paraphrase (page number).
The first sentence of the first paragraph on this page contains a signal phrase - "According to the MLA Handbook..." - with a page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence. The signal phrase lets your reader know that you are paraphrasing or quoting an idea from someone else's work. If your paper deals with a particular work of literature, or if you are relying heavily on the work of one or more sources, a signal phrase introducing the source is recommended.
Note that if you are quoting a source, in-text citation always comes after the closing quotation mark.
Examples of a Signal Phrase
In her work Pride and Prejudice, Austen makes the famous observation that "it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" (3).
Duhigg argues that we can change our habits, but because they are deeply ingrained into the brain, it can be a struggle to do so (20).
Answer:
the correct answer is A
Explanation:
The best interpretation of this verse by John Keats from the excerpt of “Ode to a Nightingale” below was that the poet is expressing a wish for immortality. The poem is partly about immortality. The poem celebrates the thing or person to which it is devoted.
Answer:
The first answer
Explanation:
Because you want to know why he went on the expedition in the first place
Answer:
D. Henry's doubts about whether he will be courageous in battle or flee to his family.
Explanation:
Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" is a war novel set during the American Civil War. The protagonist, Henry Fleming, struggles with his 'glory-seeking' need and the reality of actually fighting in the war.
A conflict is when a character finds his path to attaining his goal blocked by any obstacle, that can be in any form. Depending on the conflict, the struggle to get past that conflict helps the character to develop. And in this novel, the major conflict of man vs. self is seen in Henry's doubt of whether he will be able to courageously fight in the war he had volunteered or flee the war.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.
