Cleft Sentences; or, How to Foreground Frightening Felines

Learn about the construction and use of cleft sentences Read More

How do I cite a survey or quiz that I took?

You may want to cite a survey or quiz if you are quoting its questions or description in your paper. How you cite the survey… Read More

On Editing Your Own Writing: Some Advice

Editing your own writing can be challenging, but it's not impossible Read More

MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

Ellen C. Carillo talks to the MLA about the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, second edition. Read More

How do I credit myself as the author of a photograph?

How you credit yourself as the author of a photograph depends on the accessibility of the photograph. If your paper discusses a photograph that is… Read More

A Closer Look at MLA Style

An MLA editor offers a glimpse of some of the finer points of MLA style Read More

On Pronouns and Their Referents

Learn about three common errors that writers make with regard to pronouns and referents. Read More

How do I cite a license or a contract?

If you are citing a contract as a historical document, follow the MLA guidelines for citing digital or physical archives. Read More

How do I cite a quotation I include in a title or heading?

Quoted material must be attributed wherever it occurs. In your prose, this generally means including an in-text citation or endnote in due proximity to the… Read More

Hitting the Mark: On Placing Adverbs

This post will help you put your adverbs exactly where they belong. Read More