MLA in-text citations for sources without an author should include the first element of the corresponding Works Cited entry. This is usually the title of the piece (“Practice Writing Exercises”) or the name of the organization that has published the piece (Princeton Review).
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To cite information from a footnote in an MLA in-text citation, include the author’s name and page number as usual, followed by “n” and the footnote number (Bing 205n4).
To cite multiple footnotes, use “nn” and an en dash with the number range (Bing 205nn4–8).
For footnotes without numbers, include a space after the page number followed by “un” (Bing 103 un).
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MLA in-text citations must be included any time you quote or paraphrase another source. Failing to include a citation could result in accidental plagiarism.
Citations are not usually needed for generally available knowledge, such as the dates of historical events or the birthdates of historical figures.
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