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T/F For multiple authors of the same text in your Works Cited page, list all authors in reverse order, separated

by commas, and a period at the end.

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The statement is false. For two authors in a Works Cited page, include the first author's last name followed by the first and middle initials, and list the second author's name in standard order, using an ampersand before the last author's name. For three or more authors, list the first author's last name followed by 'et al.'

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The statement that for multiple authors of the same text in your Works Cited page you should list all authors in reverse order, separated by commas, and a period at the end is false.

When listing multiple authors in a Works Cited page, you should give the first author's last name, followed by their first and possible middle initials, then a comma.

If there are additional authors, you list their names in standard order (first name then last name) for works with up to two authors and use an ampersand (&) before the last author's name.

For works with three or more authors, you list the first author's last name followed by 'et al.' for brevity. Also, all entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author. For authors with the same last name, initials should be used to differentiate between them.

Here is an example of how to cite a book with two authors in a Works Cited page:

Smith, John B., & Jane D. Doe. The Sample Book. Publisher, Year.

And for three or more authors:

Johnson, Alice F., et al. Another Sample Book. Publisher, Year.

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