Question

review the mla citation.

ross, ann, treasures of the gulf coast savannah:
regal house, 2004, print

which statement accurately describes the errors contained in this mla book citation?

• the publishers name is missing.
• there are punctuation errors.
• there are capitalization errors.
• the medium type is missing.

Explanation:

Analyze the given MLA citation

Given citation:
Ross, Ann, Treasures of the Gulf Coast Savannah: Regal House, 2004, Print

Standard MLA format (7th edition, which includes the medium "Print"):
Author Last, First. Title of Book. Publisher, Year. Medium.

Identify errors in the citation

1. There is a comma instead of a period after the author's name: "Ross, Ann," instead of "Ross, Ann."
2. There is a colon instead of a period after the book title: "Treasures of the Gulf Coast Savannah:" instead of "Treasures of the Gulf Coast Savannah."
3. There is a comma instead of a period at the end of the citation: "Print" instead of "Print."

These are punctuation errors.

Evaluate the given multiple-choice options

• "The publisher's name is missing." (Incorrect: "Regal House" is present)
• "There are punctuation errors." (Correct: Commas and colons are used incorrectly in place of periods)
• "There are capitalization errors." (Incorrect: Capitalization is correct)
• "The medium type is missing." (Incorrect: "Print" is present)

Answer:

• The publisher's name is missing.
• There are punctuation errors. (Correct answer)
• There are capitalization errors.
• The medium type is missing.