Which of the following is a properly formatted MLA citation for the Works Cited page? Author: Donald Cartmell Title:
The Civil War Book of Lists Publisher:
New Page Books Year Published: 2004
Place of Publication: Franklin Lakes, NJ

Select one:
a. The Civil War Book of Lists. New Page Books, Donald Cartmell. (2004). Franklin Lakes, NJ.
b. New Page Books and Donald Cartmell. 2004. The Civil War Book of Lists. Franklin Lakes, NJ.
c. Cartmell, Donald. The Civil War Book of Lists. New Page Books, 2004.
d. Cartmell, Donald, Ed.. The Civil War Book of Lists. Franklin Lakes, NJ: New Page Books.

c. Cartmell, Donald. The Civil War Book of Lists. New Page Books, 2004.

Explanation:

Modern Language Association is a style of writing academic papers that contains various rules or styles of how to write. This style of writing is mostly used my many of the universities while at the same time, other styles such as American Psychological Association (APA) are also used.

To write the given work according to the MLA format, the 'rules' or process is to put the author's name (last name first, then rest of the name) first followed by the title of the book, then comes the publisher's name, year of publication and lastly the place of publication.

So, the correct answer to write the Works Cited page in MLA format is option c.

Cartmell, Donald. The Civil War Book of Lists. New Page Books, 2004.  

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