MLA In-Text Citations 9th ed. - Complete Guide (2024)

[@Robbie_Digital]

I watched a dozen KZbin explanations and finally, someone explained in-text citations simply and clearly. Thank you!

[@peakdavid]

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[@peakdavid]

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[@peakdavid]

Welcome!

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Sir, i owe you part of my grade and my current mental and emotional stability. Im a good writer, but when it comes to formatting I have no idea how to do it, be it MLA or APA i can just never remember how to do it correctly. I was having a big panic attack trying to find the right way to cite my sources, and your video is so concisely explained with the right amount of humor, seriousness, and empathy I needed to set my feet back on the ground. thank you so much for explaining all of this. the visual aid is also amazing. i wish you happiness and health forever

[@peakdavid]

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[@gisellerodriguez2576]

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[@bartwn5243]

Thanks for being straight-to-the-point and teaching me how to correctly cite my sources! I appreciate you sir, and wish you all the best in 2025! 😎😎

[@norrahmuendo9017]

I love your explanation easy to follow and clear

[@betinajmc_]

Thank you so much for your video! Googling, reading, and going through examples of in-text citations were very confusing and not enough to help me learn the process, but your video did!

[@peakdavid]

Great to hear, Betina!

[@FaithMuturi-e9r]

This was super helpful. Thank you

[@avery6588]

This was an amazing and super educative and helpful video! Thank you!

[@peakdavid]

So glad it helped!

[@AlyssaWilliams-nk8sm]

Thank you this was very helpful!

[@stevenfletcher-m6p]

My friend is so stressed out because she has a professor that refuses to give her a direct answer on how to properly in-text cite a author and a organization both together in (1) parenthesis. Or the correct way if that is not the proper way it should be done. Can you please give an fair example on how to do this properly with one author w/ a organization and another demonstrating the proper way to in-text cite multiple authors w/ a organization. Because we cant find the answers on how to in-text cite a author along with a organization without them trying to switch or swap one for the other .

[@peakdavid]

Blakely, Charles. “To Be or Not To Be On Time.” Productivity Today, Association of Remote Workers, 12 July 2001, www.productivitytoday.com. (Blakely)

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Yes, by all means. Good luck with it and thanks for your support.

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[@ronbackal]

Thank you! That is very helpful, I had been thoroughly confused before.

[@peakdavid]

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I never knew it was so simple until I saw this vid....Thanks a million.

[@peakdavid]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@Galfam]

This is awesome. You broke this down clearly and straightforward. Thank you.

[@peakdavid]

You're welcome, nohemi gal! Check out our Savvy Student Writer Facebook Group. facebook.com/groups/503133037884038/ You'll find answers to your questions about writing and research, access the latest tips and techniques, and interact with students from around the world looking to upgrade their writing skills. I look forward to helping in any way that I can.

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Thanks for the great review!

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Awesome explanation, thanks man

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This was very helpful. I teach a group of high school students who are homeschooled. Thank you for sharing!

[@peakdavid]

Great to hear. Let me know anything that you need.

[@Phantom.1]

You forgot the period after your URL on the Roth Works Cited citation.

[@bitanafisi911]

Thank you very much. It was very helpful.

[@peakdavid]

So glad it helped!

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My god, finally I find the MLA 9th handbook! I couldn't get the physcial one in China, and now I have it! Thank you so much!

[@peakdavid]

You are welcome, Ke Wu.

[@babu0095]

How to cite reference for film article ?

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[@peakdavid]

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[@peakdavid]

You're welcome, Gina!

[@mehrozeazeem48]

I am still stuck at one question. I am doing research on Sartre. I have mentioned some other writer's work that has worked on related topic. But I want to use the same quote of Sartre that he has used in his work. Now what should I do?. Should I mention Sartre here or that writer who's work am I using as reference?

[@peakdavid]

You use the secondary citation format. I have a video on it.

[@chrisitnepascual5284]

Should I use only one style, either parenthetical or narrative throughout my paper. Or is it acceptable to switch back and forth?

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[@peakdavid]

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[@lilybel5615]

Omg. Thank you for those tips. Now I understand better MLA in text citation. Thanks 🙏

[@peakdavid]

You are welcome! So glad it helped!

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Thanks a lot

[@uzairahmad8072]

Thank you Sir

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[@yelsinsepulveda5291]

Thank you good sir

[@leonardobermudez-s8i]

Thank you so much for such an informative video, my students loved it (especially YIYI and MIA). However, there is no information about citing websites

[@peakdavid]

Covering all source types in this video would have made it too long. I refer students to this guide: drive.google.com/file/d/1G-cZEABrnxNGihdVT04LpdrtCUMASgOd/view?pli=1

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[@peakdavid]

You're welcome!

[@jacelynnshadbolt8301]

This is all I needed but some KZbinrs just over explain things so thank you 🙏

[@peakdavid]

Glad it helped

[@E03Erick]

In one example the quoted text is in quotation marks and in the other it is in italics. Was this just illustrative is there a standard between the two or are the specific to each type of quotation?

[@peakdavid]

Just illustrative. Italics are used for quotes only in special circumstances and outside the body of the paper.

[@sayros2393]

Thank you so much this was really helpful for my exam

[@classiccutie916]

I was worried for a second as the article had no author name, thank you so much! 😭

[@peakdavid]

You got it!

[@ryanosborne_fit]

thank you this was excellent

[@peakdavid]

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[@vishalrangta2755]

Thank you sir for sharing valuable information and pdf...

[@peakdavid]

You are welcome! Thanks for your interest.

[@arasi4276]

It is indeed so very useful . I have quoted multiple quotes from the same author . Can I use the time stamp for intext citation. Looking forward to your reply. Thank you so much, sir.

[@peakdavid]

All quotes would be cited the same: (Author pg.) Only use a time stamp when citing a video/audio.

[@krishnachandradas8386]

Dear sir! How do we cite anonymous author, example Everyman page 36. Author was unknown.

[@peakdavid]

It depends on what citation style guide you are using. For most, use an abbreviated form of the title in place of the author's last name.

[@krishnachandradas8386]

@@peakdavid Thank you Sir! Most research I did said the same thing, like shortened name of the title. But that is another mastery.

[@yongchaozhao1437]

Well articulated! But, I have a question on in-text citation with no page numbers? Hope I can get your feedback.

[@peakdavid]

If the source has no page numbers, use a section or chapter number. If those aren't available, use n. p.

[@gabeh2003]

Is shortening an in-text citation with a long article title something you’re allowed to do?

[@peakdavid]

Yes, if you're using the article's title for the in-text citation, you can shorten it to the first five significant words.

[@markussandoval1121]

Wow. I hadnt understood these things. thanks. One question--what about an intext citation for a video or a movie?

[@peakdavid]

The format for an online video is: "Title of video." KZbin, uploaded by Screen Name, day month year, kzbin.info. I should have included that one.

[@creepycrepe9642]

He's not joking about the point docking :( got a whole 5-10 points cause on of my citations wasn't in hanging identation

[@hajahnormadiahghani7654]

Any chance of clarifying how MLA differs from other referencing styles? I find, from this segment, MLA style is easy and uncomplicated.But usually,some academicians have one preference over the other. I'd stick to MLA, given the choice.

[@peakdavid]

MLA is designed for literature and the humanities. If you go deep into the MLA Handbook, you'll see specific, arcane examples. APA focuses on the social sciences. A problem occurs when a school or professor tries to apply one style to all disciplines.

[@madisonwilkins8833]

What if you have to cite a website with no page number or author?

[@peakdavid]

Begin with title of web article. If there is no article with a title, begin with name of web site, but now the source is suspect.

[@voodoodaddyold]

Didn't know these were so simple. Wish me luck!😉

[@peakdavid]

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[@AV-uj3by]

What to do if we dont know the page number or any location but only know the author's name?

[@peakdavid]

Use only the name.

[@zxn666]

Thank you for this video, somehow the thing I forgot how to do for a paper was in text citation 😅

[@peakdavid]

Ouch.

[@LINX29X92]

What about internet sources?

[@peakdavid]

All MLA in-text citations follow the same basic format: author last name + locator. If there is no author, use a shortened version of the title. For internet sources, the locator can be a page number, line number, section number or paragraph number. Here is a pdf of the bit.ly/mlain-textcitationformats.

[@GabrielKiser]

im never going to use this in cullanary shcool

[@GabrielKiser]

jk

[@Phantom.1]

The Roth paraphrase shouldn’t be in italics.

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Who is here because they have a paper due ?

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[@elijahx2784]

I thought the locator was supposed to be the date LMAO

[@peakdavid]

You may be thinking of APA style.

[@davidtaylor7355]

What is the difference between a "narrative" citation and a "prose" citation. I'm confused!

[@peakdavid]

No difference. Two words for same thing: When the author's name is a functional part of your sentence.

[@luckygirl1561]

thank you sir

[@peakdavid]

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