Notes, MLA citations for quotes

Notes, MLA citations for quotes
Hacker, P. 372

When to put author’s name in parentheses:

If author’s name in the introduction to the quote, you do NOT need in parenthesis. (You already know it.)

Example: Swift argues that comic television shows can have a serious message: “Comedies hold up a mirror to the world about the way we are. Sometimes it is a funhouse mirror, but it is a reflection of our cultural values” (12).


If author’s name not in the introduction, you do need in parenthesis.
Example: Some critics argue that comic television shows can have a serious message (Swift 243).


When to use block quotes: Hacker, P. 364

When your quote 4 lines or longer in your paper, it is set of with extra space from left margin and NOT set off in quote marks. Also the page reference is outside the period, a variant from regular quotes.

The paragraph begins here:
Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. Then the block quote goes here. (p. 12)