which in - text citation is formatted correctly in mla style?\nhomer writes that the mens oars “sent the…

which in - text citation is formatted correctly in mla style?\nhomer writes that the mens oars “sent the white foam scuddling by” (38).\nhomer writes “that the mens oars sent the white foam scuddling by” (38)\nhomer writes “that the mens oars sent the white foam scuddling by,” (38).\nhomer writes that the mens oars “sent the white foam scuddling by.” (38)

which in - text citation is formatted correctly in mla style?\nhomer writes that the mens oars “sent the white foam scuddling by” (38).\nhomer writes “that the mens oars sent the white foam scuddling by” (38)\nhomer writes “that the mens oars sent the white foam scuddling by,” (38).\nhomer writes that the mens oars “sent the white foam scuddling by.” (38)

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Brief Explanations:

In MLA style, when integrating a quote into a sentence (as in “Homer writes that...”), the quote should be placed correctly within the sentence structure. The period should be outside the closing quotation mark when the citation is at the end. Also, the comma (if any) from the original quote should be inside the quotation marks. The first option has the quote integrated smoothly into the sentence “Homer writes that...” with the quote starting correctly (no extra words like “that” wrongly placed inside the quote as in the second and third options) and the period outside the quotation mark (unlike the fourth option where the period is inside).

Answer:

Homer writes that the men's oars “sent the white foam scuddling by” (38).