Grammar
Punctuation
Format
Citation
Wild Card
100
Correct this sentence: You must finish you're dinner.
You must finish your dinner.
100
Fix the following in-text citations from short quotations: a) . . . her dead Hugh had admired her head for its Roman appearance (Spark 48).” b) . . . Miss Brodie really had good taste.” (Spark 84) c) . . . Sandy looked from one to the other of the Lloyds” (Spark, 109).
a) . . . her dead Hugh had admired her head for its Roman appearance" (Spark 48). b) . . . Miss Brodie really had good taste” (Spark 84). c) . . . Sandy looked from one to the other of the Lloyds” (Spark 109).
100
Basic formatting requirements: Page length? Spacing between lines? Spacing between paragraphs? Font type and size? Page numbering, format and placement? How much text counts as a page?
Basic formatting requirements: Page length? 6-8 pages Spacing between lines? double Spacing between paragraphs? none Font type and size? 12 pt. Times New Roman Page numbering, format and placement? top right hand corner, MLA format (i.e. Smith 1) How much text counts as a page? 3/4 of a page
100
Basic citation requirements: What is the minimum amount of sources required? How do you cite sources? What two types of sources must you include? What format options do you have for your citations?
Basic citation requirements: What is the minimum amount of sources required? 6 How do you cite sources? in-text and Works Cited page What two types of sources must you include? popular and scholarly What format options do you have for your citations? MLA or APA
100
In what order do you list your sources on your works cited page?
Alphabetical order
200
Insert the correct spelling of their/they're/there: They unloaded _____ car when they got to that house over ____; maybe _____ moving in?
They unloaded their car when they got to that house over there; maybe they're moving in?
200
Which of the following are correct? Correct any errors. a) I am watching my friend Davids dog. b) No one likes frog's. c) The books belong on that shelf. d) That is the lobsters house. e) The boy's will go to school tomorrow.
a) I am watching my friend David's dog. b) No one likes frogs. c) The books belong on that shelf. d) That is the lobster's house. e) The boys will go to school tomorrow.
200
When is a quotation long enough that it needs to be indented (block quote)? What are the rules for indenting the quotation? Where does the in-text citation go?
Four lines long One inch indent (two tabs) from margin In-text citation at the end of quote, after end punctuation
200
Do your in-text citations change at all if you quote from the same source multiple times? If so, how do they change?
If you are citing from the same source without citing other sources in between, you can include just a page number (no last name needed) in an in-text citation. Otherwise, always include author's last name and page number.
200
Rewrite this sentence so that the verb is in active voice: Nuanced texts of hope and despair in response to the First World War were written by both Eliot and Woolf.
Both Eliot and Woolf wrote nuanced texts of hope and despair in response to the First World War.
300
Correct this sentence: She was teaching but when she got home she was sick so she had to go to the pharmacy.
She was teaching, but when she got home she was sick, so she had to go to the pharmacy.
300
Which are correct? a) "I cried." b) "I cried". c) "Why vote republican?" he asked. d) "Why vote republican"? he asked.
a and c are correct
300
When do you italicize a title? When do you put it in quotes?
Long works are in italics (e.g. Planet of the Apes, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) Short works are in quotation marks (e.g. "Why I Love Babies," "The Road Not Taken")
300
If you reference your own personal story or experience, do you need to cite it? If so, how?
If the story/experience you are recounting is published, then cite the publication. If not, you needn't cite yourself.
300
Revise this passage to eliminate sentence fragments: This redemptive process rejects the Platonic immaterial ideal and replaces it with a more complicated union of humane meaning with materiality. The antidote to both the feud in Romeo and Juliet. And the depraved zombie carnality of Warm Bodies.
This redemptive process rejects the Platonic immaterial ideal and replaces it with a more complicated union of humane meaning with materiality, the antidote to both the feud in Romeo and Juliet and the depraved zombie carnality of Warm Bodies.
400
Why is this sentence incorrect? The puppy jumped out of it's bed.
The word "its," when functioning as a possessive, is an exception to the apostrophe-possessive rule. The sentence ought to read: The puppy jumped out of its bed.
400
Correct this sentence: They went boating, and waterskiing at the lake.
They went boating and waterskiing at the lake.
400
How do you punctuate a quote within a quote? Bonus: How do you punctuate a quote within a quote within a quote?
"Auden said that 'nobody really "grows up" or "matures,"' a typical cynic" (Smith 2).
400
How do you cite two works by the same author? What do you do differently in your works cited page?
Example works cited entries: Smith, Joe. Project Greek Island. New York: Penguin, 2003. Print. ---. Underworld. London: Faber and Faber, 1998. Print.
400
If a source wishes to remain anonymous, how do you cite them?
Use "Anonymous" in place of their name.
500
McLuhan dissects the rhetorical _____ of their collaboration as seen in typed drafts and handwritten revisions, implicitly arguing for the physical medium as the form of collaboration.
effect (effect is the noun form; affect is the verb form)
500
Identify and correct the error in this sentence: One of the main ways that women defined themselves outside of their sexuality was in social reform work, one of the major avenues of social reform was prostitution reform.
One of the main ways that women defined themselves outside of their sexuality was in social reform work; one of the major avenues of social reform was prostitution reform. OR One of the main ways that women defined themselves outside of their sexuality was in social reform work, and one of the major avenues of social reform was prostitution reform.
500
What is wrong with this MLA citation? Smith, Hank. "Why I Love Babies." Journal of Stephen Colbert vol. 8. no. 12 (2012): pp. 12-39. Print.
Correct citation: Smith, Hank. "Why I Love Babies." Journal of Stephen Colbert 8.12 (2012): 12-39. Print.
500
How do you cite an interview? Give both an in-text citation and a works cited entry.
In-text: (Purdue) Works cited: Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.
500
What is the difference between unacceptable summaries and paraphrases (a.k.a. plagiarism) and acceptable summaries and paraphrases?
Acceptable summaries and paraphrases have few to none of the same words as their original source. Example: Source text: With these caveats, we argue more limitedly that digital technology offers new avenues of aesthetic experimentation for comic artists and that the internet has given some comic artists a modest prosperity that they would not have without the internet as a means of distribution. (Fenty, Sean, Trena Houp, and Laurie Taylor, “Webcomics: The Influence and Continuation of the Comix Revolution,” Image TexT 1.2 [2004]: par. 2. Web. 18 Mar. 2007.) Plagiarized version: Fenty, Houp, and Taylor argue that digital technology provides comic artists with an opportunity for artistic experimentation and that some have more success than they would without the internet. Proper paraphrase: According to Fenty, Houp, and Taylor, comic artists use the computer to experiment and the internet to publish their works, allowing them more creative options and earning them more money than they made in the pre-internet era.
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