Which is the correct way to cite a quotation in the body of his paper using MLA style?

In text citations
You can:
•Name the author in your statement
Example: Johnson argues that milk goes before cereal

•express the author’s statement and put his name and the page number you got the statement from if applicable
Example: cereal goes before milk (Johnson 43)

Don’t forget to still include them in your works cited list (:
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