7th Edition MLA Citation Style Guide: In-text Citations

• When mentioning the author in the text of your sentence, provide the page number(s) of the reference at the end of the sentence in parentheses. Example: Tannen has argued this point (178-85).  or  It may be true, as Robertson maintains, that "in appreciation of medieval art the attitude of the observer..." (136).
  
• When not mentioning the author in the text of your sentence, provide the author and the page number(s) at the end of the sentence in parentheses.  Example: This point has already been argued (Tannen 178-85).  or  It may be true that "in the appreciation of medieval art the attitude of the observer..." (Robertson 136).
  

MLA Handbook pg 216-219, Section 6.3

Citing a Work by Multiple Authors

Citing Multiple Works by the Same Author

Citing More than One Work in a Single Parenthetical Reference

When using parenthetical documentation for in-text citations, remember two key points:

• References referred to in the text must point to specific sources in the works cited list.
• Be as specific as possible when identifying the original location of the cited material.

MLA Handbook pg. 214-215, Section 6.2