MLA Formatting Basics
Run-On Sentences
Pronouns
Prepositions
100
What must the quote be in when citing it from a book, article, etc.?
What is quotation marks?
100
Identify the two DEPENDENT clauses
The teacher wrote a problem on the board no one solved it
100
What is a first person pronoun?
Refers to the writer or speaker
Ex. I, me, my, mine
100
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: "She smiled as she talked."
"as she talked"
200
What font do you need to use for MLA format?
What is Times New Roman?
200
Fix the run-on sentence using a period:
The Earth is round each year on Earth is made up of 365 days
The Earth is round. Each year on Earth is made up of 365 days.
200
Give an example of a second person pronoun
You, your, yours
200
Write a sentence with TWO prepositional phrases in it
Ex. "During a heavy thunderstorm, the dog jumped under the bed."
300
What spacing is needed for MLA format?
What is double spacing?
300
Fix the run-on sentence using a coordinating conjunction:
They ran together they played tennis together
They ran together, and they played tennis together.
Has to have a COMMA and a word after the comma
300
Write a sentence that uses a third person pronoun
He, him, she, her, it, its, they, them
300
Add a descriptive prepositional phrase to this independent clause:
"She bought tickets..."
Ex. "to the concert" "before work" "after hearing about the film from a friend"
400
What margins are needed for the top, bottom, and sides of the page?
What is one inch margins?
400
Fix the run-on sentence using a subordinating conjunction:
He was sleeping everyone else was awake
This goes at the beginning of a sentence and makes the first independent clause become dependent.
While he was sleeping, everyone else was awake.
400
Create a sentence that contains a FIRST person pronoun, a SECOND person pronoun, AND a THIRD person pronoun
Ex. "I met HIM at the library before YOU came over."
400
Give me THREE examples of COMMON PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
500
What information do you need to put before you put the title to your paper?
What is name, teacher's name, course name, and date (number first, month second)?
500
Fix this run-on using MORE than one method of fixing a run-on sentence:
Grammar is not something I am good at it is very difficult I would like to improve
You could use:
A semicolon
Punctuation
Subordinating Conjunction
Coordinating Conjunction
500
Explain what the pronoun-antecedent agreement is
The pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number. Rule: A singular pronoun must replace a singular noun; a plural pronoun must replace a plural noun.
Ex. "students should pass THEIR homework up to the front of the class" vs "the car is over there; IT is parked nearby"
500
Prepositions connect a(n) BLANK to other words to describe it
Prepositions usually describe BLANK or BLANK.
Prepositions connect an OBJECT (a noun or a pronoun) to other words to describe it
Prepositions usually describe SPACE (LOCATION) or TIME.