Multiple Choice Question
How should the following bibliography be corrected?
Bibliography
Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship."
Colorado Today. 10 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 May 2009.
Jeffrey Porter. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines."
Breckenridge Rules and Regulations. 10 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 May 2009.
This question is in reference to the 7th edition of the MLA handbook.
A.
Put the author's last name first in all entries.
B.
Italicize all the titles of the articles in the bibliography.
C.
Include the city of publication for both entries.
D.
Remove the dates the research was completed on.
A. Put the author's last name first in all entries.
A. Put the author's last name first in all entries.
To correct the bibliography according to the 7th edition of the MLA handbook, the correct option is C. Include the city of publication for both entries.
The correct way to format the entries would be as follows:
Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship." Colorado Today, 10 Jan. 2008, Web. 14 May 2009.
Jeffrey Porter. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines." Breckenridge Rules and Regulations, 10 Jan. 2008, Web. 14 May 2009.
In this case, the city of publication for both entries is Breckenridge. Including the city of publication is required in MLA style for books, articles, and other types of sources.
It is important to note that in option A, putting the author's last name first in all entries is already correctly followed in the given bibliography.
Option B is incorrect because in MLA style, only the titles of larger works, like books or journals, are italicized. Article titles, like the ones in the given bibliography, should be enclosed in quotation marks.
Option D is incorrect because the dates the research was completed on (the publication dates) are essential in MLA style bibliographies to provide accurate information about the sources.