Question

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

Romans preferred communal meals. They ate with their right hands, and they did not use many utensils. The Romans almost always dined while reclining on special couches designed for the purpose.

Which is an example of proper MLA citation of a summary of this passage? (5 points)


Romans ate together, reclining on couches while eating with their right hands (Phin 429).

Romans ate together, eating with few utensils and reclining on dining couches (429.)

Romans preferred to eat with "their right hands" and recline on "special couches" (Phin 429).

Romans preferred their own eating habits to those of Egyptians, Greeks, or Gauls (429).

Answer 1

Romans ate together, reclining on couches while eating with their right hands (Phin 429).

Answer 2

According to MLA citation rules, the correct option is the first one “Romans ate together, reclining on couches while eating with their right hands (Phin 429).”

When adding a citation of a summary following MLA rules, you need to paraphrase the original text using your own words, and then you need to include in parenthesis the name of the author and the page number. In the examples provided, only the first option includes paraphrasing, author name and page number.