Great question—for that, you use a single citation at the end of the paragraph or after the last sentence that uses that source. Don’t list pages every sentence. Just write (Jones 25-28) once, and your reader knows all the info in that paragraph came from those pages. (Your future self will thank you.)
MLA in text citations | PPTX
But what if you mention the author’s name in the sentence itself? Then you only put the page number in parentheses: Jones argues that the sky is purple (25-28). Minimalist and clean. I call this the “ninja move” of MLA.
Quick Reference: The Cheat Sheet
You love lists, I love lists, let’s do this:
One page: (p. 12)
Consecutive range: (pp. 12-15)
Scattered pages: (pp. 12, 15, 19)
Plus sign: (pp. 20+)
Bookmark this. Screenshot it. Tattoo it on your arm if you’re committed. (Okay, maybe not that last one.) But seriously, this will save you from the “wait, is it a hyphen or a comma?” panic at 2 AM.
