Question

which citation is correctly formatted using mla guidelines for a book source?

slevin, mia. chicago: shoreline press, 1998. harvesting hope. print.
slevin, mia. 1998: chicago. shoreline press harvesting hope. print.
slevin, mia. shoreline press: chicago. harvesting hope, 1998. print.
slevin, mia. harvesting hope. chicago: shoreline press, 1998. print.

Explanation:

Identify standard MLA book citation format

The standard MLA format (specifically 7th edition, which includes the medium "Print" at the end as shown in the options) for a book citation is:
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Evaluate the given options against the standard format

• Option 1: Slevin, Mia. Chicago: Shoreline Press, 1998. Harvesting Hope. Print. (Incorrect: The title is placed after the publication details instead of after the author's name).
• Option 2: Slevin, Mia. 1998: Chicago. Shoreline Press Harvesting Hope. Print. (Incorrect: The publication year is placed immediately after the author's name, and punctuation is incorrect).
• Option 3: Slevin, Mia. Shoreline Press: Chicago. Harvesting Hope, 1998. Print. (Incorrect: The publisher is placed before the city, and the title is placed after the publication details).
• Option 4: Slevin, Mia. Harvesting Hope. Chicago: Shoreline Press, 1998. Print. (Correct: Follows the exact Author. Title. City: Publisher, Year. Medium. structure).

Select the correct option

Option 4 matches the required MLA guidelines perfectly.

Answer:

• (A) Slevin, Mia. Chicago: Shoreline Press, 1998. Harvesting Hope. Print.
• (B) Slevin, Mia. 1998: Chicago. Shoreline Press Harvesting Hope. Print.
• (C) Slevin, Mia. Shoreline Press: Chicago. Harvesting Hope, 1998. Print.
• (D) Slevin, Mia. Harvesting Hope. Chicago: Shoreline Press, 1998. Print. (Correct answer)