Question

Oscar wants to cite an article from the magazine Respire that he used for his paper on respiration. The article was titled "The Science of Breathing" and written by Thomas Le and Andrew Lafontaine. It was published in May 2010 and found on pages 62–69.

According to MLA guidelines, which citation is the best way for Oscar to cite this source in his Works Cited?
A.
"The Science of Breathing." Le, Thomas, and Andrew Lafontaine. Respire, 22 May 2010, pp. 62–69.
B.
Le, Thomas and Lafontaine, Andrew. "The Science of Breathing." Respire, pp. 62–69, 22 May 2010.
C.
"The Science of Breathing." Le, Thomas, and Lafontaine, Andrew. Respire, pp. 62-59, 22 May 2010.
D.
Le, Thomas, and Andrew Lafontaine. "The Science of Breathing." Respire, 22 May 2010, pp. 62–69.

Answer 1

The best way for Oscar to cite the article according to MLA guidelines is option D:

**Le, Thomas, and Andrew Lafontaine. "The Science of Breathing." Respire, 22 May 2010, pp. 62–69.**

This citation correctly formats the authors (last name first), the article title in quotation marks, the magazine title in italics, the publication date, and the page range. The date format is consistent with MLA style.