I’m writing an essay in which I retell the story of an African-American girl who was in poverty, as it is told in a New York Times article. I want to cite the article properly. Answer I like the MLA… your question specifies the MLA… so, let’s stay there. Make sure your quote is not … Read more
I’m trying to quote this in my paper: despite the universal desire to return to “normal,” things changed How would I quote this in MLA? Would I substitute the double quotations for single, or use double quotes for everything? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Answer According to MLA guidelines: “Use single quotation marks to … Read more
I understand how to submit essays in MLA styles, but how do I submit a villanelle? Answer If you are writing a villanelle in class there is no MLA guidance on the formatting of original poetry. This makes sense as MLA is a set of style guidelines for “Writers of Research Papers.” If you are … Read more
I’d like to cite an answer to a Stack Exchange question in an MLA-format paper. What’s the correct way to do this? Should I cite the specific answer I’m using, or the question page as a whole, and if the latter who counts as the author? Everyone whose contributed? Word has done it as such: … Read more
I’m trying to keep with MLA format 7th edition and I’m not sure how to properly parenthetically cite a complex sentence. I have sources S1, S2, S3 where S1 and S2 have the same author, but different texts, and S3 is from a different author. The sentence looks like: We know that [fact 1 from … Read more
I have a source (source A) citing source B and source C in the next citation number. I want to cite both B and C. So obviously, I should cite A, B, and C. how should I do this? Source B (citing Source A pp. 334) Source C (citing Source A pp. 345) OR Source … Read more
How do I structurally split up an argument into multiple paragraphs? Let’s say I’m using two texts as evidence for one argument, and I want to devote one paragraph to each text. What would the introductory and concluding sentences of my body paragraphs look like? How would I connect the first paragraph to the second? … Read more
I am working on programing a citation generator. It will only make citations in MLA format. Does anyone know where I can find a good MLA citation form resource Answer Library.Cornell.edu has a substantial amount of different types of citations along with examples, all on a single webpage. Purdue OWL also several different MLA citations … Read more
I’m a bit unsure if I can go about excluding author last names in citations for a paper I’ve been writing. I have to compare two characters from different stories in the same anthology. I have quotes from the two stories throughout the work, but introduce the authors+characters at the beginning of the essay. I … Read more
I am being prosecuted by my school for plagiarism. However, I had no idea I was plagiarizing. They claim I incorrectly cited my source. But I beg to differ. Generally, how does one cite a source’s quote that is cited elsewhere in said source? The example for which I am subject to prosecution: Talking about … Read more
