MLA Parenthical Citation Examples
Examples of "In-line" Quotations"
A Source with Page Numbers
Smith discovered “substantial differences in the two substances” (10). [The author’s name is not repeated, because it appears in the sentence. Nothing appears in the citation except the number itself.]
In a recent study these differences were carefully described (Smith 10). [The author’s name is included, because it does not appear in the sentence. The only other information included is the number itself.]
A Source without Page Numbers [such as a web site]
Every human, Pipin said, “possesses an 'aquatic genetic memory'" (Kvints, par. 3). [Note that the paragraph number, rather than the page number, is included. To indicate it is a paragraph rather than a page, add the abbreviation par. Separate the author’s name from the paragraph number with a comma.]
Examples of "Block Quotations"
A Source with Page Numbers
Please Note: In your essay, this text will be double spaced.
Alan Dershowitz, in his essay “Why Fear National ID Cards?” writes that United States citizens should be willing to give up some of their privacy rights in exchange for convenience. Similarly, he states that an exchange of privacy for security would be a good tradeoff:
