Worksheet for practicing proper MLA citation formatting.

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🔧 Common MLA Citation Errors & How to Fix Them

MLA (Modern Language Association) format has strict rules for citing sources. Here are typical errors and their fixes:

#### 1. Missing or Incorrect Author Information
- ✘ "Smith, John. *The Art of Writing*."
- ✔ "Smith, John. *The Art of Writing*. Publisher, Year."

> Always include author's full name (last name first), title of work (in italics), publisher, and year.

#### 2. Incorrect Title Formatting
- ✘ "The Great Gatsby"
- ✔ *The Great Gatsby*

> Book titles should be italicized. Article titles go in quotation marks.

#### 3. Missing Publisher or Date
- ✘ "Doe, Jane. *Climate Change Now*. 2020."
- ✔ "Doe, Jane. *Climate Change Now*. Penguin Books, 2020."

> Include full publisher name and publication year.

#### 4. Wrong Order of Elements
- ✘ "Publisher, 2020. Doe, Jane. *Climate Change Now*."
- ✔ "Doe, Jane. *Climate Change Now*. Penguin Books, 2020."

> Correct order: Author → Title → Publisher → Year.

#### 5. Website or Online Source Missing URL or Access Date
- ✘ "Brown, Alice. 'Online Learning Trends.' *Education Today*, 2021."
- ✔ "Brown, Alice. 'Online Learning Trends.' *Education Today*, 15 Mar. 2021, www.edtoday.com/online-learning. Accessed 10 Apr. 2024."

> For online sources, include URL and access date if no DOI is available.

#### 6. Misuse of Quotation Marks vs. Italics
- ✘ "*The History of Music*"
- ✔ *The History of Music*

> Use italics for books, journals, films, etc. Use quotation marks for articles, chapters, poems, web pages.

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✔ Example: Correcting a Sample Citation

Let’s say one of the entries is:
> “Doe, Jane. ‘How to Write an Essay.’ Journal of Writing, vol. 10, no. 2, 2019, pp. 45–50.”

This is almost correct but may be missing the publisher or URL. A corrected version could be:
> Doe, Jane. “How to Write an Essay.” *Journal of Writing*, vol. 10, no. 2, 2019, pp. 45–50. *JSTOR*, www.jstor.org/stable/12345678. Accessed 10 Apr. 2024.

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📌 Tips for Fixing MLA Citations:

1. Use the MLA Handbook (9th edition) or official MLA website.
2. Check each citation for:
- Author
- Title (italicized or in quotes)
- Container (book, journal, website)
- Publisher
- Publication date
- Location (page numbers, URL, DOI)
3. Use hanging indent for references in a works cited list.

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