Answered By: Jessica Maris
Last Updated: Jan 24, 2024     Views: 457538

Yes.  For instance, if you were citing this passage which appears on pages 26-27 of a book by an author with the last name Russell, you would add 'Russell' and '26-7' in your citation, as in this example:

Progressive education has always involved conflict between upholding disciplinary standards and promoting social equity (Russell 26-7).

OR if citing multiple pages but from different portions of the book:

Progressive education has always involved conflict between upholding disciplinary standards and promoting social equity, though Russell later states that conflict can be avoided by using specific techniques (Russell 26-7, 32).

See our Cite MLA Style guide for more. 

Comments (7)

  1. Thank you so much for this! I know it's just a simple question and answer, but it was exactly what I needed!
    by Lys on Jan 04, 2019
  2. This answered my question on how to cite consecutive page numbers in text. Thanks
    by Mrs. O on Apr 29, 2022
  3. This really helped me out. Thank you!
    by I.V. on Feb 05, 2023
  4. A very simple question with a very simple answer. If only the world ran like this.
    by G-boy on Mar 24, 2023
  5. THANK YOU - a simple question but this was the best answer possible
    by Jules S. on Jun 04, 2023
  6. Could you clarify if the page numbers should appear as 26-27 or as 26-7?
    by Citation confusion on Jan 14, 2024
  7. Hello kristie_metz@hcpss.org. You are right, in this case it would be 26-7. If the additional page falls above 20 something you would need to add the first digit as well, like 26-32. And if a page used is not sequential but additional, it would be like the last example, 26-7, 32.
    by COM Library on Jan 24, 2024

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