Question

Citation
A student is writing a research report on invasive species. Read the information about a source referenced in the report.

Type of Source magazine article
Title of Article Invasively Inconvenient
Author of Article Dennis Thales
Magazine Title Critters Digest
Date of Publication March 2019
Pages 5-12
Question
The student is using MLA citation style. Read the following entry for this source on a Works Cited page.

Thales, Dennis. Invasively Inconvenient. “Critters Digest,” Mar. 2019, pp 5-12.

Click the circle in the row for each named component of the entry to indicate whether it is correct or incorrect as it appears on a Works Cited page.

Correct Incorrect
author
title of article
magazine title
date of publication

Answer 1

Here is the evaluation of each component of the citation entry according to MLA style:

1. **Author**:
- **Thales, Dennis.** - Correct

2. **Title of Article**:
- **Invasively Inconvenient.** - Correct

3. **Magazine Title**:
- **“Critters Digest,”** - Incorrect. In MLA style, the title of the magazine should not be in quotation marks and should be italicized: *Critters Digest*.

4. **Date of Publication**:
- **Mar. 2019,** - Correct

To summarize:
- Author: Correct
- Title of article: Correct
- Magazine title: Incorrect (should be italicized)
- Date of publication: Correct