Sentence Structure
Identify the fragment.
Whereas the team played well.
The team played well even though it lost.
The team played well but they lost.
The team played well the team did lose.
Whereas the team played well.
The correct way to fix a comma splice or fused sentence.
a period between the independent clauses
a semi-colon between the independent clauses
a comma and coordinating conjunction between the independent clauses
all of the above
All of the above
The two types of MLA citations are _______.
end notes and parenthetical citations
parenthetical citations and in-text citations
works cited and end notes
parenthetical citations and works cited
Parenthetical citations and in-text citations
Which of the following is a correctly formatted in-text or prose citation?
A. "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind" (Smitherly, 45).
B. James Smitherly says, "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind (Smitherly 45)."
C. James Smitherly says, "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind" (45).
D. "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind. (Smitherly 45)."
James Smitherly says, "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind" (45).
The passing of someone else’s ideas as one’s own is called ______.
summarization
paraphrasing
plagiarism
research
Plagiarism
Identify the comma splice.
I went to the store, and I bought a DVD.
I went to the store I bought a DVD.
I went to the store; I bought a DVD.
I went to the store, I bought a DVD.
I went to the store, I bought a DVD.
A comma should follow ________________.
an introductory word or phrase
a dependent clause that begins a sentence
both of the above
none of the above
Both of the above
A correct parenthetical citation.
(Baker 5).
(Baker p. 5).
(A History of Hong Kong).
(Baker 5,6).
(Baker 5)
Which of the following is a correctly formatted Works Cited entry?
Taylor, Tim. "Economic Distress." Time, 26 November 2016, time.com/economicdistress.
Presenting incomplete, inaccurate, or confused documentation which severely impairs the reliability and the effectiveness of the paper constitutes which type of plagiarism?
intentional
unintentional
neither type
both types
Unintentional
Identify the fused sentence.
I went to the store, and I bought a DVD.
I went to the store I bought a DVD.
I went to the store; I bought a DVD.
I went to the store, I bought a DVD.
I went to the store I bought a DVD.
When a “because” clause appears in a sentence, a comma must always be used either before or after the clause.
True
False
False
Correctly formatted date in MLA.
May 3, 2006
3 May. 2006
3 May 2006
3 May, 2006
3 May 2006
In a Work Cited entry for a book, the title of the book should be _______.
Bold
italics
quotation marks
all caps
Italics
Summarization can be stated as ______.
your idea, your words, same length
your words, their idea, shorter
their idea, your words, same length
their words, their idea, same length
Your words, their idea, shorter
Identify the sentence with a subject-verb agreement error.
The Cascade Mountains are beautiful.
The team play tonight.
The concert was a success.
Where are my notes for class?
The team play tonight.
All are italicized except...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (book)
Carol of the Bells (song)
Grey’s Anatomy (tv show)
Star Wars (movie)
Carol of the Bells (song)
Brackets are used in a quotation to show...
information that has been changed or altered
information that has been omitted
Two of the above are correct
None of the above.
Information that has been changed or altered
On a Works Cited page, the title, Works Cited, should be ______.
in bold
in italics
in quotation marks
not be punctuated
Not be punctuated
Paraphrasing can be stated as ______.
your idea, your words, same length
your words, their idea, shorter
their idea, your words, same length
their words, their idea, same length
Their idea, your words, same length
Identify the sentence with pronoun agreement error.
Joe and Adam ran their first marathon yesterday; today, they said they would never do that again.
Joe and Adam ran their first marathon yesterday; today, Joe said he would never do that again.
Joe and Adam ran their first marathon yesterday; today, Adam said he would never do that again.
Joe and Adam ran his first marathon yesterday; today, he said he would never do that again.
Joe and Adam ran his first marathon yesterday; today, he said he would never do that again.
A fragment is a complete thought.
1. True
2. False
False
A credible website should have ______.
A. A current date or regularly updated information
B. Working links to other sources with more information
C. Two of the above are correct
D. None of the above
Two of the above are correct
In a works cited entry, the first line of the citation is indented and the second line is against the left margin.
True
False
False
Quotations, summaries, and/or paraphrases need signal phrases.
True
False
True