Multiple MLA inline citation question

I'm familiar with the basic rules on inline citation, however, recently I've stumbled onto this problem numerous times so I thought I would ask.

When using MLA style inline citations, is it legal to use multiple citations in one sentence?

For example:

This is a sentence clause based on one source (Author 101); this is a related sentence clause based on another source (Author 102).

Is this legal according to the laws of english?

Or would it be something more along the lines of:

This is a sentence clause based on one source; this is a related clause based on another source (Author 101)(Author 102).

Can anyone clarify this for me? Thanks.

posted over 13 years ago

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