MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics

An in-text citation is in parenthesis at the end of the phrase or sentence(s) you are quoting or paraphrasing. With a print source, an in-text citation will look like this: (last name page number). With a web site, where there is usually no page numbers, just list the author. Below are some examples. (See the MLA Handbook for more.) ................
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