Question

question 2 of 17
which sentence correctly uses an mla in-text citation?

a. evidence obtained by fish biologist sarah myers shows that over
10 million carp have spawned this season in the pontonom lakes
(myers 14).

b. evidence obtained by fish biologist sarah myers shows that over
10 million carp have spawned this season in the pontonom lakes
(14).

c. evidence obtained by fish biologist sarah myers shows that over
10 million carp have spawned this season in the pontonom lakes.

d. evidence obtained by fish biologist sarah myers (14) shows that
over 10 million carp have spawned this season in the pontonom
lakes.

Explanation:

To determine the correct MLA in - text citation, we recall MLA rules: when the author's name is already in the sentence (as in this case, "Sarah Myers" is mentioned), the in - text citation should include the page number in parentheses. Option A includes the author's name again in the citation, which is incorrect. Option C has no citation. Option D incorrectly places the page number with the author's name in the sentence instead of as a parenthetical citation for the information. Option B correctly uses just the page number in parentheses since the author's name is already in the sentence.

Answer:

B. Evidence obtained by fish biologist Sarah Myers shows that over 10 million carp have spawned this season in the Pontonom Lakes (14).