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How do I cite a website in MLA if there is no author?

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If there is no individual author listed, you would usually use the name of the business, government agency, or organization that produces the website as the author. If that is also not an option, simply start your Works Cited entry with the title of the page.

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How do I do an in-text citation in MLA format when quoting directly from a website?

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For a direct quotation, place your parenthetical directly after the closing quotation mark. Parenthetical citations for direct quotations do not go inside the quotation marks. Place your closing punctuation after the closing parentheses.

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How do I quote a sentence without an author?

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If no individual author is listed, you can quote the sentence the same as you would quote any other material. Place a parenthetical at the end of your quotation that includes the first element of your Works Cited entry for that source, followed by the page number (if the source is paginated).

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How do I write an MLA citation when there are multiple authors?

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If there are 2 authors, type the first author's last name, followed by a comma and their first name. Then type the word "and" and type the second author's name in first name-last name format. If there are 3 or more authors, type the first author's name in last name-first name format, followed by the abbreviation "et. al."

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How do you cite a website if you have taken only a quote from it?

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Even if you only use one quote from a website, you should still cite it completely, using in-text citation where the quote is used and a full citation for that website on your works cited page.

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How do I cite a definition from a website?

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Cite the definition as a quotation from the website and include a full citation.

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