Academic Style
The silly decision to depart from the gold standard has had huge implications on the economy.
Avoid loaded language
What does a concluding sentence do?
1. signify the end of the paragraph
2. Lets the reader knows what to remember.
Carl (2023) said the ball was properly inflated.
While Sarah (2022) _________ with Carl, Yulia (2021) _________ with him.
disagreed
agreed
This linking word is is the simpliest one used to contrast two ideas and can often be replaced with 'however."
But
What is the minimum information required for an APA in-text citation?
A. Author’s last name and page number
B. Author’s last name and year of publication
C. Author’s last name, year of publication, and page number
D. Author’s first name and year of publication
B
A big contributer to global warming is farming and the good thing to do is to use sustainable techniques.
Avoid vague words
What two things does a topic sentence requires
Main topic and controlling idea
(political debate)
My opponent _________ that his policy is the one that will help remove this crippling inflation we are going through.
claims
This linking phrase means 'in addition to' and is commonly used to introduce extra information.
as well as
In APA format, all major words in the title of a journal article should be capitalized in the reference list.
True
False
False
This study concludes that microplastics affect your health by the inadvertant ingestion along with normal intake.
Use impersonal language and using I/me/you
What is the Main topic and Controlling idea?
Although we live in a world that the idea of worklife balance has existed for some time there are still countries where it is not even considered in some companies.
Main topic: work life balance
Controlling idea: countries that don't consider it
Tony didn't know the answer to the question so he _________ the evidence and eventually came to the conclusion that although scary nuclear power was the only feasible answer.
investigated
This linking word is used to show a cause-and-effect relationship and can often be replaced with 'because.'
since
In APA style, by what criteria are entries in the reference list primarily organized?
A. Chronologically by the publication date of each source.
B. Alphabetically by the title of each source.
C. Alphabetically by the surname of the first author of each source.
D. By the order of citation within the paper.
C
Kids in China are smart and excel at "hard" subjects such as Mathematics.
Avoid Generalisations and use hedges
What are the required types of sentences for a Paragraph
1. Topic Sentence
2. Supporting Sentence
Concluding Sentence is not required all the time
In the last few paragraphs of the paper the author _________ that the reason for the conflict was jealousy
concluded
This linking phrase is used to introduce a result or consequence, often following words like 'so' or 'therefore.
as a result
When citing multiple works within the same parentheses, how should the citations be ordered?
A. Alphabetically by title.
B. Chronologically by year of publication.
C. Alphabetically by the first author’s last name, and chronologically within the same author.
D. By order of importance to the argument of your paper.
C
The middle school tennis player was pro enough to win the junior national tennis championship.
Avoid colloquial language.
Which of these is the BTS?
1. As we mentioned above of the 3 main threats to the environment are pollution, repurposing of land and direct hunting.
2. Although we have seen that the environment, the people and the location is ready for this change and this is the course of action we will look into.
3. When it comes to the equilibrium frequency the main factors that influence it is inductance and capacitance.
3
1 is a concluding sentence
2 is an incomplete sentence
In the directors commentary about the movie Steven Spielberg _________ how he had to step by step set up the shot.
outlines
This linking word is used to introduce an example and is often followed by the phrase 'for instance.
such as
Based on the provided bibliography citation, write the correct APA in-text citation for the first time this source is cited within your paper.
Liu, Y., Thompson, S., & Lee, C. (2021). Modern approaches to urban sustainability in European cities. Urban Planning and Development, 12(2), 234-250.
(Liu et al., 2021)