What is the full form of MLA as a referencing style?

AMachine Language Adaptation

BModern Language Association ✓ Correct

CManagement Language Authority

DMainstream Language Association

Correct answer: (B) Modern Language Association

Explanation

MLA as a referencing style stands for Modern Language Association.

The MLA style is widely used in the humanities, especially literature and languages.

Machine Language Adaptation is a coined phrase with no link to citation practice.

Management Language Authority is not a real referencing body.

Mainstream Language Association is a distractor that does not exist as a style.

MLA uses in-text author and page citations with a Works Cited list at the end.

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