For a works cited entry which:
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The parenthetical citation:
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Example:
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begins with the last name of the author
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begins with the same last name
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(Smith)
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contains only one author
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use only the last name
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(Smith 14-23)
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contains more than one author with the same last name
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add the first initial
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(J. Smith 14-23) and (L. Smith 14-23)
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two or three names begin the entry
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give the last name of each person listed
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(Smith, Adam, and Green)
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more than three names
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give the first author's last name followed by "et al". You may also list all four if you wish.
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(Smith et al 14-23)
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is listed by title (anonymous author)
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use the title - shortened or in full
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(Literary Marketplace)
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if two or more anonymous works have the same title
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add a publication fact, such as a date
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(Literary Marketplace 2007)
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if the list contains more than one work by the same author
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add the cited title, shortened, or in full after the author's last name.
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(Smith Literary)
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