Question

hiroki is using a quotation from this source to write his research paper. mackler, mindy. \the forest elephant.\ the journal nature and science (2012): 82 - 91. print. which is the correct way to cite a quotation in the body of his paper using mla style? \in truth, the forest elephant may soon become extinct\ (mackler) \in truth, the forest elephant may soon become extinct\ (\the forest elephant\) \in truth, the forest elephant may soon become extinct\ (\the forest elephant\ 91) \in truth, the forest elephant may soon become extinct\ (mackler 91)

Explanation:

In MLA - style in - text citations, when quoting, if the author's name is mentioned in the text, only the page number is needed in parentheses. If not, the author's name and the page number are included. Here, since no author's name is in the quote itself, the correct citation includes the author's last name and the page number where the quote is found. The quote is from page 91 of Mindy Mackler's work.

Answer:

D. "In truth, the forest elephant may soon become extinct" (Mackler 91)