Elliptical constructions occur when you write two related independent clauses, typically separated by a semicolon, and you omit a word or words from the second… Read More
When you cite a review of a performance, provide the details for the review, not the performance. As always, follow the MLA format template. List… Read More
Cite an academic catalog the way you would cite a book with no author. Follow the MLA format template. Begin your entry with the title… Read More
Many writers have trouble deciding where to place commas in these types of sentences . . . Read More
When you write about a collaborative work such as comics or a graphic novel without focusing on one person’s role, begin your works-cited-list entry with… Read More
Use the version of the name given in your source. For example, if the source gives the author’s name as Sarah, Duchess of York, then… Read More
You should generally use quotation marks if you repeat a quotation from the same source, but you may omit quotation marks when referring back to a… Read More
Use a single line space to separate stanzas of poetry, as in this excerpt from Felicia Hemans’s “The Image in Lava”: Thou thing of years… Read More
Cite the works-cited quick guide from The MLA Style Center by following the MLA format template described in the guide. If you are referring to the guide as… Read More
When you refer to the names of headers or titled sections in a work, you may style them with or without quotation marks as long… Read More