Below are parenthetical citations for an encyclopedia article. Select the one that is completely correct.
("Hannibal" 16-17)
("Hannibal," 16-17)
(Hannibal 16-17)
("Hannibal" p.16-17)
("Hannibal" p.16-17)
The completely correct parenthetical citation for an encyclopedia article would be: ("Hannibal," 16-17).
To construct the citation correctly, follow these guidelines:
1. Enclose the title of the article in double quotation marks.
2. Place a comma after the title.
3. Include the page numbers of the specific information you are citing after the comma.
4. Do not include the letter "p." before the page numbers; simply state the numbers.
Therefore, the correct parenthetical citation looks like this: ("Hannibal," 16-17).
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
Scroll down to the section called -text Citations for Print Sources with No Known Author and read carefully.
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