Grammar
Content and Style
In-Text Citations
References
Incorporating Research
100
The following sentence is an example of this grammatical error: Because I was waiting on the bus to arrive.
What is a fragment?
100
This main point of an entire essay is most often placed at or towards the end of the introduction.
Where is the thesis statement placed?
100
According to citation rules, in-text citations are (required/not required) in addition to a references page in order to avoid plagiarism.
What is "required"?
100
The correct location of the References page: Directly after the final paragraph Or On a new page at the end of the document
What is "on a new a page at the end of the document"?
100
This type of incorporation uses phrases or sentences word-for-word from a source and includes quotation marks and an in-text citation.
What is "direct quotation"?
200
The correct way to state the following sentence: There (is/are) multiple paths that you can take to become a better writer.
What is "There are multiple paths you can take to become a better writer"?
200
This is a feature of the plain style (great for research paper writing) that means using as few words as necessary. It also means being brief and to the point.
What is concise?
200
In-text citations are placed (within/at the end of the document).
What is "within"? (Every time a source is incorporated, whether rewording or direct quoting.)
200
This is how references entries are organized.
What is "alphabetically"?
200
These citations are included within the paper every time material is incorporated from a source.
What are "in-text citations"?
300
Correctly punctuate the following sentence (hint: there are three different possible answers): My favorite television show last year was Marco Polo, I was excited when I learned it was renewed for another season.
What is: My favorite television show last year was Marco Polo. I was excited when I learned it was renewed for another season. (or) My favorite television show last year was Marco Polo; I was excited when I learned it was renewed for another season. (or) My favorite television show last year was Marco Polo, so I was excited when I learned it was renewed for another season.
300
This term can be used to explain why the second example, while grammatically correct, is stylistically unappealing. (Hint: It is a kind of "voice.") “Dr. Kim Davis researched various types of poisonous frogs.” “Various types of poisonous frogs were researched by Dr. Kim Davis.”
What is the "passive voice"? (The first example is in the active voice, as the subject is the "doer.")
300
Rearrange the following in-text citation so that it is in the correct order: While many Native American languages continue to die out, the endangered Inupiaq language is being preserved by recent efforts to teach it at colleges and through computer programs (p. 47, Oshima & Hogue, 2014).
What is: While many Native American languages continue to die out, the endangered Inupiaq language is being preserved by recent efforts to teach it at colleges and through computer programs (Oshima & Hogue, 2014, p. 47).
300
The correct arrangement of the following source (book): New York, NY: Penguin. Weaver, M. How energy shapes history. (2009).
What is: Weaver, M. (2009). How energy shapes history. New York, NY: Penguin.
300
This type of incorporation is a rewording from a longer passage or entire chapter and condenses down to focus on the main ideas. This, like the other two types of incorporation, is always followed by an in-text citation.
What is "summary"?
400
The correct way to state the following sentence: A tray of cookies often (cause/causes) my stomach to growl.
What is "A tray of cookies often causes my stomach to growl"?
400
Out of logos, ethos, and pathos, these two rhetorical appeals can be influenced by accurate, adequate, and properly documented research.
What are "logos" (logic and facts) and "ethos" (ethics and authority)?
400
This appears first in an in-text citation for the online article titled "Benefits of Solar Power." The URL is: http://www.benefitsofsolarpower738.com. The date of publication is 2009. There are no page numbers, but the information is incorporated from the fourth paragraph. There is no author.
What is "Benefits of Solar Power"? ("Benefits of Solar Power, 2009, para. 4).
400
The correct arrangement of the following source (webpage): Why writing matters. Smith, K. (2007, January 5). Workplace Skills. Retrieved from http://workplaceskills.org/whywritingmatters.html
What is: Smith, K. (2007, January 5). Why writing matters. Workplace Skills. Retrieved from http://workplaceskills.org/whywritingmatters.html
400
This type of incorporation is a rewording from a shorter passage, and it includes specific details and is a closer length to the original. This, like the other two types of incorporation, is always followed by an in-text citation.
What is "paraphrase"?
500
The correct terms for the following two grammatical errors: 1st: My grandparents moved here from Canada they are staying in my parents' attic. 2nd: My grandparents moved here from Canada, they are staying in my parents' attic.
What is a "run-on sentence" and a "comma splice"? (Run-on sentences occur when two or more independent clauses run together with no punctuation. Comma splices occur when two independent clauses are incorrectly attached with a comma.)
500
This term, one of the three often applied to paragraphs, has to do with whether or not a paragraph has enough specific research to back up general points. (Hint: it is not a type of sentence, like support, topic, etc.)
What is development?
500
This is another term for an in-text citation.
What is "parenthetical citation"?
500
The correct arrangement of the following source (article in an online database): Journal of Research Paper Writing, 4(2), Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jrpw/v004.2.html, 212-220. Citing in the modern computer age. Davis, R. (2015).
What is: Davis, R. (2015). Citing in the modern computer age. Journal of Research Paper Writing, 4(2), 212-220. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jrpw/v004.2.html
500
In addition to using your own word choice and including in-text citations when rewording from a source, this is also essential in order to avoid plagiarism.
What is "using your own sentence structure"?
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