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Which statement uses the correct MLA in-text citation?

A. Aaliyah Hassari, author of Under the Desert Sands, points to the population growth as a major cause of damage to the pyramids (Hassari 113).

B. Aaliyah Hassari, author of Under the Desert Sands, points to the population growth as a major cause of damage to the pyramids (113).

C. Aaliyah Hassari, author of Under the Desert Sands, points to the population growth as a major cause of damage to the pyramids. (113)

D. Aaliyah Hassari (113), author of Under the Desert Sands, points to the population growth as a major cause of damage to the pyramids.

Respuesta :

Answer: The answer is C - Aaliyah Hassari, author of Under the Desert Sands, points to the population growth as a major cause of damage to the pyramids (113).

Explanation: Did it on apex

Answer:

B. Aaliyah Hassari, author of Under the Desert Sands, points to the population growth as a major cause of damage to the pyramids (113).

Explanation:

MLA in-text citation, also called parenthetical reference, is used to give reference to the reader, so that they are able to find the source of Works Cited Page easily.

Some correct format of in-text citation are:

  1. Put the last name of the author and page number(s) in parentheses.
  2. If the name of the author appears in the sentence, then page number(s) to be mentioned in parentheses.

The correct answer of the given question is B because page number of the author's book is mentioned in parentheses and period (.) is correctly put after the completion of the sentence.

Option C, also mentions page number in parentheses, but is not correct because of the period (.) that has been wrongly put before the parentheses.