The guidelines for in-text citations depend on the medium of the source. Below are examples from the Purdue Owl of commonly cited mediums. You can find more examples on the Purdue Owl website.
In general, MLA citation requires that the author’s last name and the page number of the quote must appear in your text. The author’s name may either appear in the sentence or in the parentheses following the sentence.
Print sources (books, magazines, scholarly journal articles, newspapers)
Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as "symbol-using animals" (3).
Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
Sources with multiple authors
Smith, Yang, and Moore argue that tougher gun control is not needed in the United States (76).
The authors state, "Tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second Amendment rights" (Smith, Yang, and Moore 76).
Sources with more than three authors
Jones et al. counter Smith, Yang, and Moore's argument by noting that the current spike in gun violence in America compels law makers to adjust gun laws (4).
Jones, Driscoll, Ackerson, and Bell counter Smith, Yang, and Moore's argument by noting that the current spike in gun violence in America compels law makers to adjust gun laws (4).
Ezekiel saw "what seemed to be four living creatures," each with faces of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle (New Jerusalem Bible, Ezek. 1.5-10).
Indirect source (a source cited in another source)
Ravitch argues that high schools are pressured to act as "social service centers, and they don't do that well" (qtd. in Weisman 259).
Non-print sources (movies, online articles)
Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo stars Herzog's long-time film partner, Klaus Kinski. During the shooting of Fitzcarraldo, Herzog and Kinski were often at odds, but their explosive relationship fostered a memorable and influential film.
One online film critic stated that Fitzcarraldo is "...a beautiful and terrifying critique of obsession and colonialism" (Garcia, “Herzog: a Life”).
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