My literature teacher was explaining punctuation and its relation to quotations when writing a paper according to MLA guidelines and I thought of a question that he didn’t have an answer to. I figured this Stack would be an appropriate place to try. If I’m asking a question that ends in a short quotation, how … Read more
Had a quick question about how I should cite with multiple paragraphs (MLA). Here is how the text appears in the source (The Great Gatsby): ‘An Oxford man!’ He was incredulous. ‘Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit.’ ‘Nevertheless he’s an Oxford man.’ ‘Oxford, New Mexico,’ snorted Tom contemptuously, ‘or something like that’. … Read more
Let’s say there is a sentence that I want to quote. eg. While John read a book, he fell off a cliff, and ate an apple. If I want to quote “he fell off a cliff, and ate an apple” as a sentence it self, how would I do that. Some sentence here. “…He fell … Read more
If I wanted to cite a question in MLA, but use it as a statement, how would I change the punctuation? For example, would I change the sentence Does it not occur to you that this is the first time we two, you and I, husband and wife, have had a serious conversation? to …this … Read more
I’m currently writing an essay and cites a source multiple times, but at separate pages. Just for clarity’s sake, I cited pages 10-11, 15, and 19. The issue is simple enough for in-text citations, but how should I cite this in my works cited page? Should I simply put pp. 10+ (which is one way … Read more
I have seen this method of quoting a source. It is often used in books and research essays, but I am unaware what it called, or if it is legal in the MLA or APA writing format. I have some screenshots to demonstrate it. The first uses text from The Wheel of Fire: Interpretations of … Read more
I am using MLA 7th edition. I am citing an article published April 10th and edited April 12th. Which date should I cite? Thank you! Answer With an electronic source, the purpose of providing "Date Accessed" is to avoid confusion in articles that might be edited in an ongoing fashion. As long as you provide … Read more
I’m writing a literary analysis piece on Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Online, such analyses are often preceded by a warning that the contents of the page contains detailed information about the plot so that someone who hasn’t read the book yet would know not to read it if they don’t want the … Read more
If I were to have a quote and there were a contraction in it, would I need to put brackets around the de-contracted word or can I just de-contract it. For example: He said, “I’ll go to the store tomorrow.” Would I de-contract it the first or second way in MLA format? “[I will] go … Read more
I am using a source for a paper and this was the MLA citation given at the end of the source. Yet, I don’t think that it is actually MLA. Shouldn’t the format be Last Name, First Name so on…. Here it is Robert Bennett, in an essay for Novels for Students, Gale, 1997. Thanks! … Read more
