Question

add an in-text citation using mla format. the citation should go immediately after the cited text.

what did tocqueville mean when he wrote that americans \have the capacity to repair their mistakes\?

what did tocqueville mean when he wrote that americans \have the capacity to repair their mistakes\?

source: democracy in america by alexis de tocqueville, chapter 5, page 263. published by penguin books, london 2003:

the great privilege enjoyed by americans is... to have the capacity to repair their mistakes.

Explanation:

Identify the source details

Using the MLA Citation and In-text Citation knowledge points

• Author: Alexis de Tocqueville (last name "de Tocqueville" or "Tocqueville")
• Page number: 263

Apply MLA in-text citation rules

Using the MLA Citation and In-text Citation knowledge points

• Format: (Author Last Name Page Number) with no comma between them.
• Since the author's last name is "Tocqueville" and the page number is "263", the parenthetical citation is (Tocqueville 263).
• The citation goes immediately after the cited text, before the final period.

Answer:

Add an in-text citation using MLA format. The citation should go immediately after the cited text.

What did Tocqueville mean when he wrote that Americans "have the capacity to repair their mistakes"?

Source: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, chapter 5, page 263. Published by Penguin Books, London 2003:

The great privilege enjoyed by Americans is . . . to have the capacity to repair their mistakes <blank>(Tocqueville 263)</blank>.