Author named in parentheses (MLA)

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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.