The parenthetical citation errors, according to the MLA Format, in the sentences are corrected as follows:
1. (Kerr, "Symbols of Sutpen's Megalomania" 48). The title is included in the parenthesis.
2. (MacGregor 50). The full-stop comes after the parenthetical citation and not before.
3. (National Research council 21). There is no full-stop before the parenthetical citation.
4. (Janis et al. 611). Put a full-stop after the parenthetical citation.
5. (Shaw 96). The full-stop comes after the parenthetical citation.
A parenthetical citation is an in-text citation used to summarize, paraphrase, or quote from another source.
The MLA parenthetical in-text citation style uses the author's last name and a page number; for example: (MacGregor 122) without any comma separating the last name and the page number.
The purpose of the MLA parenthetical in-text citation is to direct readers to the entry in the works-cited list, which must be included at the end of the report. See attached image for further understanding.
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