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title: "APA and MLA: book (Solar Energy)"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 4
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# APA and MLA: book (Solar Energy)

Communication English · Chapter 4: Introduction to technical writing process

- Asked in: 2076 Ashwin, 4 marks
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
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## Question

Arrange the following information into APA and MLA style of citation:
a) Name of the book: Solar energy
b) Date of publication: 1996
c) Place of publication: U.K.
d) Publisher's name: Prentice Hall
e) Name of the author: Hughes, A.

## Short answer

APA: Hughes, A. (1996). Solar energy. Prentice Hall. MLA: Hughes, A. Solar Energy. Prentice Hall, 1996.

## Answer

#### APA (7th edition)
Hughes, A. (1996). *Solar energy*. Prentice Hall.

#### MLA (9th edition)
Hughes, A. *Solar Energy*. Prentice Hall, 1996.

**Note:** The place of publication (U.K.) is not included in either style. APA places the year after the author and uses sentence case in the title; MLA places the year at the end and uses title case.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. Which is the correct APA entry?
   A. Hughes, A. Solar Energy. Prentice Hall, 1996.
   B. Hughes, A. 1996. U.K.: Prentice Hall.
   C. Hughes (1996) Solar Energy
   D. Hughes, A. (1996). Solar energy. Prentice Hall.
   Answer: D. APA puts the year after the author with a sentence-case title. (Key point: APA entry)

2. How is the title written in MLA?
   A. Solar Energy in italics
   B. Solar energy in quotation marks
   C. solar energy
   D. SOLAR ENERGY
   Answer: A. MLA uses title case in italics for a book. (Key point: MLA title)

3. What about 'U.K.'?
   A. Included in MLA only
   B. Not included in either style
   C. Included in APA only
   D. Included before the title
   Answer: B. Place is omitted in the current editions. (Key point: Place omitted)

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