Which rules must be followed for an MLA citation to be correct? Choose three correct answers.

Direct quotations need opening and closing quotation marks, so A is correct. A source cited in the text must also have a full corresponding entry on the Works Cited page, and the author’s name should be included when it is known, making C and E correct. A parenthetical citation usually follows the quotation rather than preceding it, and long quotations use block formatting—not the removal of a closing quotation mark.

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