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The sentence below directly quotes a book. Which one avoids plagiarism by using proper MLA citation style?


Sailors (Bond and Stein, 149) agree that the versatile bowline is the “king of knots”


Sailors agree that the versatile bowline is the “king of knots” (Bond and Stein 149).


Sailors agree that the versatile bowline is the “king of knots” (Bond, Stein 149).


Sailors agree that the versatile bowline is the “king of knots (Bond and Stein, p. 149). ”

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"Sailors agree that the versatile bowline is the “king of knots” (Bond and Stein 149)."

Explanation: MLA in-text citations use the authors' last names (joined by "and" for two authors) and the page number with no comma or "p." The parenthetical citation goes before the final period.