Question

which citation format is correct if a student is quoting a line on page 45 of a book titled prison by horace gardener?
○ (gardener 45)
○ (gardener, p.45)
○ (gardener, prison, p.45)
○ (prison 45)

Explanation:

In MLA citation style (commonly used in arts and humanities for literature/academic writing), an in - text citation for a book uses the author's last name and the page number, like (Gardener 45). The option with "p." (Gardener, p.45) is more associated with APA, and including the book title (Gardener, Prison, p.45) or using just the book title (Prison 45) is incorrect for standard in - text citation in MLA for this context.

Answer:

A. (Gardener 45)