In-text+or+parentheticals


 * Please see examples of in-text documentation in our [| Research Guide.] **

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Your in-text (or in-project) references should lead the reader back to a specific entry in your Works Cited list. Remember to check [|http://www.mla.org] for more information. Our copy of the MLA Handbook is behind the circulation desk.


 * Long quotes in text / Block quotes:** If your quotation runs more than four lines in your paper, set it off as a block quotation. Begin a new line and indent one inch from the left margin. A block quote does not require quotation marks. Although other types of punctuation are sometimes used, writers generally introduce a block quote with a colon. Unlike quoting in text, the ending punctuation in a block quote follows the text, not the parenthetic reference.
 * General guidelines for citing works within your text:**

To document your sources, cite the author's name and the page number of the source in parentheses at the end of the sentence, before the final period:

> Lowfat cream cheese can save you 300 grams of fat per year (Valenza 35).

If the author's name is used in your sentence you may just refer to page numbers:

> Copaset argues that "yellow simply does not interact well with khaki" (45).

If you are referring to the whole work rather than a specific section, you may omit any reference in parentheses:

> Berger's main thesis is that by using motifs, organic unity is easier to achieve.