MLA Citations
What must the quote be in when citing it from a book, article, etc.?
Quotation marks
"If you're still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and fieldwork speak for themselves." is an example of...
Ethos
Where could commas be placed to make the following sentence correct "The speaker who has already won several awards will be appearing at another location on July 28 2012 which is a week before his birthday."
The speaker, who has already won several awards, will be appearing at another location on July 28, 2012, which is a week before his birthday.
"Ida Ivy identified the ivory iris" is an example of...
Alliteration
When identifying longer works (books, magazines, etc.), what must you do to the title?
Italicize it
An advertisement about donating to a charity that includes scenes of starving children and the words, "For just $1.00 a day, you can feed a starving child." is an example of...
Pathos
What words should be capitalized in the following sentence "my friends sara and ben went to the local dairy queen for an oreo blizzard"
My friends Sara and Ben went to the local Dairy Queen for an Oreo Blizzard
"The camera loves me" is an example of...
Personification
True or false? It is okay to insert the author's first name in the parenthetical citation.
False
"You won't find any deer along this road. In 25 years of driving the same route, I haven't seen a single one." is an example of...
Logos
Write the following contractions correctly: they would ,we are, it is
they'd, we're, it's
"It took them two seconds to drive here" is an example of...
Hyperbole
What comes last in a citation for an electronic database?
Date of access
"If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation." is an example of...
Ethos
How would you make this sentence correct "Susan the one in the back has a perfect record."
Susan, the one in the back, has a perfect record.
"The branches bowed to the wind" is an example of...
Personification
The title of a magazine article is punctuated with these marks.
Quotation marks
"The algorithms have been run in a thousand different ways, and the math continues to check out." is an example of...
Logos
What part of speech is the word "thoughtfully'"?
Adverb
"Hear the mellow wedding bells" is an example of...
Assonance