Parts of Speech
Sentences
Sources
Plagiarism
Writing Elements
Parts of a Paper
100

word that describes

adjective

100

a complete thought

independent clause

100

source with original writing and data

primary source

100

plagiarism which includes chunks of uncited information from sources

direct plagiarism

100

a diagram which can help organize ideas that involves bubbles and lines

mind map

100

very first page of a paper

title page

200

person, place, thing, or idea

noun

200

an incomplete thought

dependent clause
200

source with some original writing and data and some cited writing and data

secondary source

200

Is this plagiarism?

"This is someone else's statement" (Incorrect Author, Year).

Yes.

This is source-based plagiarism. Always make sure names are spelled correctly and the years are correct.

200

set of language rules to structure writing

grammar

200

element that should be on every page

page numbers

300

an action

verb

300

incomplete thought at the beginning of a sentence

introductory clause

300

citation style for this course and many STEM fields

APA 7

300

plagiarism that is a full copy of someone else's work

complete plagiarism

300

parts of the writing process

prewriting, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, revising, editing, & submitting

(answers must include at least 3 of the above)

300

citation that is part of a sentence

in-line or in-text citation

400

a connecting word

conjunction

400

sentence with two complete thoughts and no connecting words

run-on sentence

400

source that combines other source types and has very little original writing and data

tertiary source

400

Is this plagiarism?

"...not a complete thought of someone else's work..." (Author, Year).

No.

Any amount of information can be cited so long as it is cited correctly. A direct quote does not need to be a complete thought.

400

method of splitting paragraphs

TiP ToP (Time, Place, Topic, Person)

400

section of the paper which includes all of the sources in full

references page

500

word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea as a placeholder

pronoun

500

an incomplete thought that is punctuated like a complete thought

sentence fragment

500

prejudice in sources

bias

500

plagiarism that occurs due to negligence or lack of knowledge

unintentional plagiarism

500

method of effectively using quotes

quote sandwich or ICE

500

type of lines used in an academic paper

double-spaced lines

600

name of a specific person, place, or branded item

proper noun

600

topic of a sentence

subject

600

cited material with exact wording

direct quote

600

Is this plagiarized?

This is exact wording from a source (Author, Year).

Yes.

Exact wording needs to be in quotation marks.

600

the "shape" of a story

narrative arc

600

label for a section

subheading

700

word that describes an action

preposition

700

action of a sentence

predicate

700

cited material that includes an idea or data from a source but is not exact wording

paraphrase

700

plagiarism that occurs when a submitted text is written by the submitter but was not cleared by the professor or other reviewer

self- or auto-plagiarism

700

parts of a thesis

topic, argument/stance, and 3 pieces of supporting evidence

700

section of a paper which argues against opposing points

refutation

800

word that indicates location

preposition

800

sentence with more than one topic or more than one action

compound sentence

800

internet domains which are typically the most reliable

.org, .edu, & .gov

800

Is this plagiarism?

This is a sentence with a sourced statistic (Author, Year).

No.

The statement uses data from a source but not exact wording.

800

three words that start with C  which help dictate elements of good writing

clear, concise, & correct

800

minimum number of pages for the research paper in this class

5

2 for the formatting style and 3 pages of writing

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