In MLA in-text citations, for four or more authors, the citation uses the first author's name followed by what?

• A. et al.
• B. et alii
• C. and others
• D. etc.

Answer: (A)

When a source has four or more authors, MLA in-text citations use the first author's surname followed by et al. This abbreviation stands for “and others,” signaling that there are additional authors without listing them all. For example, you would cite as (Smith et al. 23). If you mention the authors in the sentence, you can write Smith et al. argue that ... The form et al. is the standard MLA shorthand in these cases, rather than spelling out “and others,” “et alii,” or “etc.” This keeps citations clean while still giving proper credit to the main author and indicating there are more contributors.