Practice MLA Citation


Each of the following citations contains one mistake. Choose the answer that would
solve the problem.


Brodhead, Richard H. "Hawthorne Among the Realists: The Case of Howells."
     American Realism: New Essays. Ed. Eric J. Sundquist. Baltimore: Johns
     Hopkins UP, 1982.

Ed. should come after Sundquist
The period after Essays is unnecessary
Sundquist's name should be the first entry
Page numbers are missing

Miller, David. "Tightening the Belt." Seattle Times. 5 Jan. 1992: A1.

The period after Times is unnecessary
Place of publication is missing
Because it's a front page story, the A in A1 is unnecessary
January should not be abbreviated

Wernerfelt, Birgner. "The Magical Realism of Lynch's Blue Velvet." Film Language
     Quarterly Mar. 1990: 91-98.

Page numbers are unnecessary
Place of publication information is missing
Blue Velvet should not be underlined
The month should be replaced by the volume number

Tutwiler, Cammie. "Buddy, can you spare a snack?" KnoxNews 6 July 2001.
     <http://www.knoxnews.com/news/32651.shtml>.

July should be abbreviated as Jul
Period between snack? and the quotation mark is missing
Date of access is missing
Page number of print version is missing


Hammond, William H. "Media and the War." Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. New
     York: Macmillan Library Reference, 1996. 17-18.

Author's name is unnecessary
Period after Vietnam War is unnecessary
Place of publication is unnecessary
Page numbers are unnecessary

 

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