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Which sentence uses the proper MLA style for an in-text citation with an attributive phrase?


In a recent study, titled Home Schooling Works, Dr. Lawrence Rudner (2016) found that homeschoolers scored higher on standardized tests.


In a recent study, titled Home Schooling Works, Dr. Lawrence Rudner found that homeschoolers scored higher on standardized tests (Rudner, 11).


In a recent study, titled Home Schooling Works, Dr. Lawrence Rudner found that homeschoolers scored higher on standardized tests (11).


In a recent study, titled Home Schooling Works, Dr. Lawrence Rudner (11) found that homeschoolers scored higher on standardized tests.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The third sentence is correct.

In MLA, if you name the author in the text (an attributive phrase), the parenthetical citation needs only the page number: (11). MLA does not use the publication year in the in-text citation.