Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style? Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning.” (Homer, 218)
Homer writes “that Odysseus and his men were left to groan and wait for morning” (Homer: 218).
Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning” (218).
Homer writes “that Odysseus and his men were left to groan and wait for morning” (218)

Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning.” (Homer, 218)

Explanation:

The MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation, meaning that the author's last name and the page number from which the quotation is taken has to be written in the text, and there has to be a complete reference on the Works Cited page.

The first sentence is wrong because the author's name can appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation, not both.

The second and fourth sentences are wrong because the word "that" should be outside of the quotation because is not part of Homer´s original phrase.

appeal to ethos is your answer.

it is the : d because is true