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# Convert APA to MLA and MLA to APA

Communication English · Chapter 4: Introduction to technical writing process

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## Question

Convert the following APA style into MLA and MLA into APA:
a) Santos, Richard. "Tax break?" The New Republic. 12 July. 1998: 24-40
b) Scotto, P.Censorship, Reading and Interpretation. (2011) Studies in American Obfuscation 61-70.
c) Fetler, Jane. "Critical People Cause Office Fireworks" (2010, June 4). The Providence Journal, P.A1.
d) Prepare in text citation for: Wang, P. (1999, July) Fund Watch. Money, PP.49-54.

## Answer

#### a) MLA to APA
Santos, R. (1998, July 12). Tax break? *The New Republic*, 24–40.

#### b) Into MLA
Scotto, P. "Censorship, Reading and Interpretation." *Studies in American Obfuscation*, 2011, pp. 61–70.

#### c) APA to MLA
Fetler, Jane. "Critical People Cause Office Fireworks." *The Providence Journal*, 4 June 2010, p. A1.

#### d) In-text citation of Wang, P. (1999, July). Fund watch. *Money*, 49–54.
- **APA:** (Wang, 1999), or with pages, (Wang, 1999, pp. 49–54). Narrative form: Wang (1999) states that ...
- **MLA:** (Wang 49–54).

**Notes:** In APA the date follows the author, the article title has no quotation marks and is in sentence case, and the periodical name is italicised. In MLA the article title is in quotation marks and title case, the date follows the periodical name, and pages are shown with "pp.". Item (b) is treated as a journal article, because "Studies in American Obfuscation" is the container; the volume and issue numbers should be added if known.

## Check yourself

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

1. How is Santos's date written in the APA conversion?
   A. 12 July 1998
   B. (12/07/98)
   C. (1998, July 12)
   D. 1998: 12 July
   Answer: C. APA places year, month and day in brackets after the author. (Key point: MLA to APA date)

2. How is the Fetler article shown in MLA?
   A. Title in italics, date in brackets
   B. (2010, June 4) after author
   C. No page number
   D. Title in quotation marks, date as 4 June 2010, p. A1
   Answer: D. MLA: quotation-marked title, then newspaper in italics, day-month-year and p. (Key point: APA to MLA newspaper)

3. What is the APA in-text citation for Wang's 1999 article?
   A. (Wang, 1999)
   B. (Wang 49-54)
   C. (1999, Wang)
   D. (Wang, P.)
   Answer: A. APA in-text citations give author and year. (Key point: In-text APA)

4. What is the MLA in-text citation for Wang?
   A. (Wang, 1999)
   B. (Wang 49-54)
   C. (1999)
   D. (P. Wang, July)
   Answer: B. MLA in-text citations give author and page number, without a comma. (Key point: In-text MLA)

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