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title: "MLA and APA: book (Remains of the Day)"
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# MLA and APA: book (Remains of the Day)

Communication English · Chapter 4: Introduction to technical writing process

- Asked in: 2073 Shrawan, 4 marks
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
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## Question

Write the following bibliographic references first in MLA and then in APA.
Name of the book: The Remains of the Day
Name of the publisher: Faber
Place of publication: London
Year of publication: 1989
Name of the author: Kazuo Ishiguro

## Short answer

MLA: Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Faber, 1989. APA: Ishiguro, K. (1989). The remains of the day. Faber. Place of publication (London) is omitted.

## Answer

#### MLA (9th edition)
Ishiguro, Kazuo. *The Remains of the Day*. Faber, 1989.

#### APA (7th edition)
Ishiguro, K. (1989). *The remains of the day*. Faber.

**Note:** In both styles the title is italicised. MLA uses title case and the full author name; APA uses sentence case, the author's initial and puts the year after the author. The place of publication (London) is omitted in the current editions.

## Check yourself

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

1. Which is the correct MLA entry?
   A. Ishiguro, K. (1989). The Remains of the Day. London: Faber.
   B. Kazuo Ishiguro, Faber 1989.
   C. Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Faber, 1989.
   D. Ishiguro, Kazuo. 1989. The remains of the day.
   Answer: C. MLA: Author, full name. Title in italics. Publisher, Year. (Key point: MLA entry)

2. Which is the correct APA entry?
   A. Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Faber, 1989.
   B. Ishiguro, K. The Remains of the Day (1989). London.
   C. Ishiguro, K., 1989, Faber.
   D. Ishiguro, K. (1989). The remains of the day. Faber.
   Answer: D. APA uses an initial, year in brackets and sentence-case title. (Key point: APA entry)

3. What do both styles do with the title?
   A. Italicise it
   B. Put it in quotation marks
   C. Underline it
   D. Write it in capitals
   Answer: A. A book title is italicised in both. (Key point: Common feature)

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