Formatting
Fix the Mistake
When to use
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Shorten this: "The Impact of Global Warming in North America"

"The Impact of Global Warming"

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In the poem, "123 abc" it states, "I love 123 and abc." (line, 4) (Two Mistakes)

In the poem, "123 abc" it states, "I love 123 and abc" (line 4).

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When citing a book part of a bigger series, do you cite the series or the individual book.

The book

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Give any citation in Author-Page style

"I like pie" (Hashimoto 9).

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On page 4 it states, "I love the abcs" (Hashimoto). (One Mistake)

It states, "I love the abcs" (Hashimoto 4).

100

When do you use timestamps instead of listing the author or page number

During movies and podcasts.

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How do you format dialogue

Put the speakers name in ALL CAPS, then any further lines should be placed with an indent
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(Hashimoto et al 219) (One Mistake)

(Hashimoto et al. 219)

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When do you add the first initial of an authors name.

When two authors have the same last name.

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In-text cite the book "I Play Games" by Branden and Yawen on page 9

(Branden and Yawen 9)

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I hate the ACT test (qtd. Stuff I hate 291). (2 Mistakes)

“I hate the ACT test” (qtd. in Stuff I Hate 291).

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When are in-text citations not needed

Whenever there is "common knowledge"

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In-text cite the New Jerusalem Bible. Chapter: Ezek. Verse 1.5-10

(New Jerusalem Bible, Ezek. 1.5-10).

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The company stated, “we are going broke” (Hashimoto Incorporated, 8) (2 mistakes)

The company stated, “we are going broke” (Hashimoto Inc. 8)

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When do you use a semicolon in your parenthetical citation. 

When you have multiple citations, multiple editions.

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