Question
Which example is formatted correctly?
"Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else". (Nazario 3)
"Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else (Nazario 3)."
"Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else" (Nazario 3).
Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else (Nazario 3).
"Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else". (Nazario 3)
"Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else (Nazario 3)."
"Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else" (Nazario 3).
Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else (Nazario 3).
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The third example is correct:
"Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else" (Nazario 3).
In MLA the closing quotation mark comes before the parenthetical citation, and the period goes after the citation. (If you were paraphrasing rather than quoting, the fourth example would be correct.)
"Around a quarter come from Honduras—more than from anywhere else" (Nazario 3).
In MLA the closing quotation mark comes before the parenthetical citation, and the period goes after the citation. (If you were paraphrasing rather than quoting, the fourth example would be correct.)
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