Question

a. which of these paragraphs show the correct way to format quotations in mla style? explain why your choice is correct. (2 points)

according to the national gardening association, weeding bean plants is careful work:

if youre working around young bean plants with a hoe or other weeding tool, or if youre cultivating between rows, remember to stay near the surface. weed seeds are tiny and must be very close to the surface to germinate – not like beans, which are planted at least one inch deep. a gentle stirring of the top 1/4 inch of soil every 4 to 5 days pulls the germinating weeds out of the soil and exposes their roots to the sun, which kills them.

or

according to the national gardening association, weeding bean plants is careful work. \if youre working around young bean plants with a hoe or other weeding tool, or if youre cultivating between rows, remember to stay near the surface. weed seeds are tiny and must be very close to the surface to germinate – not like beans, which are planted at least one inch deep. a gentle stirring of the top 1/4 inch of soil every 4 to 5 days pulls the germinating weeds out of the soil and exposes their roots to the sun, which kills them.\

Explanation:

Answer:

The second paragraph is the correct MLA quotation format. MLA style requires direct quotations to be enclosed in double quotation marks, which this paragraph uses for the borrowed text from the National Gardening Association, while the first paragraph lacks these required quotation marks.