Is the following sentence direct or indirect? "She said that she had to go somewhere."
Indirect
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What do you do to the title of a book in writing to signify it is the title of a book?
You underline the title.
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What are the four parts of an MLA heading?
The student's name, the instructor's name, the course title, and the date.
100
What should or should not be capitalized in the following phrase? : South carolina
Carolina should be capitalized. South Carolina.
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What is a homophone?
Homophones are two words that sound alike but are spelled differently and mean different things.
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Make this into a direct quote: She said that she had to go somewhere.
She said, "I have to go somewhere."
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The word "aren't" is a contraction that combines which two words?
Are + not = aren't
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What is missing from the following MLA heading?
Danielle Valenilla
Ms. Valenilla
12 December 2011
The course title. Under "Ms. Valenilla" it should read "English 9."
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What should or should not be capitalized in the following phrase? : Middle School
Middle School should not be capitalized because it is a common noun. It would need to be the name of a middle school to capitalize. i.e. Noblesville Middle School
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Find and fix the homophone in the following sentence: Eye cannot believe you said that!
The homophone is "eye." The correct sentence should read: I cannot believe you said that!
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What is missing from this direct quote? She told me I have never been to the movies before. I bet it would be fun!
Quotation marks! A direct quote needs quotation marks. i.e. She told me, "I have never been to the movies before. I bet it would be fun!"
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Where are there commas missing in the following sentence? I watched T.V. all day and viewed soccer football and tennis.
The sentence should read: I watched T.V. all day and viewed soccer, football, and tennis.
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TRUE/FALSE: The name of the class is always written before the name of the class instructor in an MLA heading.
FALSE: The name of the instructor should be written down immediately after the student's name.
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What should or should not be capitalized in the following phrase? : america
America is a proper noun and should be capitalized.
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Find and fix the homophone in the following sentence: I think she left them over their.
The homophone is "their." The correct sentence should say: I think she them over there.
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Make this direct quote indirect: "Well," she began, "you could say I had some rough patches."
She said she had some rough patches.
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What is missing from the following words: cant, wont, doesnt, shouldnt, and dont.
Apostrophes! When you make contractions you should add an apostrophe to signify the missing letters. i.e. can't, won't, doesn't, shouldn't, and don't.
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How should the following date be adjusted to reflect MLA conventions: 04/19/67
19 April 1967
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What should or should not be capitalized in the following phrase? : Bakers street
Street should be capitalized. i.e. Bakers Street.
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Find and fix the homophone in the following sentence: They wanted to go to.
The homophone is "to." The correct sentence should say: They want to go too.
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Why is the following a floating quote? "She never came back."
This is a quote without TAG LINES! If it is in quotes that means it is a direct quote and that means it needs tag lines. i.e. "She never came back," he said solemnly.
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The following title is a short story. How should it be punctuated? The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Short story titles are put into quotes. i.e. "The Cask of Amontillado"
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What is the justification (right-aligned, left-aligned, centered, or justified) for the MLA heading on a paper?
The MLA heading should always appear on the lefthand side. It is left-aligned.
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Fix the capitalization in the following sentence: Next Semester, i believe my Teacher is ms. Valenilla.
The sentence should read: Next semester, I believe my teacher is Ms. Valenilla. *Remember that "I" is always capitalized when it stands alone.
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Find and fix the homophones in the following sentence: It's to late to return it to it's home.
The two homophones are "to" and "it's." The correct sentence should read: It's too late to return it to its home.