Here is an example of a works cited entry for a book:
Smith, John. "The Art of Writing." New York: Publishing Company, 2020.
The month of May is not abbreviated in a Works Cited entry.
In the MLA style paper, people must have a Works Cited page at the end. However, there is a certain rule of Works Cited page for indentation. The indention of the entry should be a hanging indent.
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Parenthetical citations tell the readers where the information was found. They give the readers an entry into the works cited page. The works cited page includes all the referenced sources that were cited.
Vivian has incorrectly alphabetized her works-cited entry by the title of the source instead of the author's last name, which is the correct format.
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Date of publication
To create an MLA works cited entry for a source with no author, start with the title of the source in quotation marks. Follow this with the title of the container in italics, the version of the source, the publisher, the publication date, and the URL or DOI if applicable.
The second line of each entry must be indented by half an inch
For a book, the information in a works cited list entry should include the author's name, the title of the book, the publication date, the publisher, and if applicable, the edition and page numbers.
The second line of an entry in a works-cited list should be indented by 0.5 inches or one tab space. This indentation helps to differentiate each line of the citation and make it easier to read and navigate the list.
To cite an anonymous quote in MLA format, include the phrase "Anonymous" in place of the author's name in the in-text citation and the works cited entry. For example, (Anonymous).