In-Text+Citation

=Cite a source when you refer to it in your text, using parenthetical citation. These citations give your reader just enough information to go find your source in the Works Cited list. From there they can retrieve the information on their own if they want to.=

There are some basic rules to remember:

 * ====If you cite a source in-text, it must have an entry on the Works Cited list.====
 * ====If you include a source in the Works Cited list, it must have at least one in-text citation.====
 * ====There are specific rules for how to cite works with different formats, multiple authors, no author --- almost any situation you can imagine. The MLA Handbook lists them all. There are also some excellent online resources available to guide you, based on the MLA Handbook. Just remember the basic concepts are always the same.====

=How to cite in-text, if you are using a...=
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=The Works Cited list=