https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html
Scroll down in the list at the left, and study the sections called ~
~ MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format
and
~ MLA Works Cited Page: Books
It'll be easier for you if you cross out the ones you find that are clearly wrong. Then let me know which ones you think are correct.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
According to MLA guidelines, determine which sentences correctly cite this quote within the text of an essay. Assume that the essay includes a Works Cited Page. Select three that apply.
A. Austen begins her famous novel Pride and Prejudice by saying, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (1).
B. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Austen, 1813).
C. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Austen 1).
D. Austen proclaims that, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (1).
E. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Pride and Prejudice, 1).
Im not too sure since MLA has multiple different set ups
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I'm not sure if this is right but this is what I got
Austen begins her famous novel Pride and Prejudice by saying, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (1).
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Austen 1).
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Pride and Prejudice, 1).
Austen begins her famous novel Pride and Prejudice by saying, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (1).
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Austen 1).
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Pride and Prejudice, 1).
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