Author named in parentheses (MLA)

MLA-43

In-text citation

According to a nationwide poll, 75% of Americans are opposed to laws that restrict or put limitations on access to unhealthy foods (Neergaard and Agiesta).

Explain

If a signal phrase does not name the author, put the author’s last name (or names) in parentheses along with the page number, if the source has one. Use no punctuation between the name and the page number: (Moran 351).

Works cited entry

Neergaard, Lauran, and Jennifer Agiesta. “Obesity’s a Crisis but We Want Our Junk Food, Poll Shows.” Huffington Post, 4 Jan. 2013, www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/obesity-junk-food-government-intervention-poll_n_2410376.html.

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