in-text citations
Is this in-text citation correct?
Carol Dweck argues that "believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset—creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over" (Dweck).
No, if you state the author in the sentence, you do not need to repeat their name in the in-text citation.
True or false...
The citations on the Works Cited page should be presented in alphabetical order.
True
The title of a book is rendered with this typeface.
italics
Is this a fused sentence or does it have a comma splice?
If Chris hopes to survive in his 8 a.m. English class, he needs to discover caffeine even when he has a test, his head hits the desk by 8:05, and snores soon escape his mouth.
Fused
Correct or Incorrect?
Sylvia shivered in her silk shirt, the difference in temperature between the hot road and the cold library was extreme.
Incorrect
Is this in-text citation correct?
According to Herman Jenkins, 67% of the workers only put forth half of their effort. (4)
No, the period at the end of the sentence is in the wrong place.
True or false.
As long as a writer changes a few of the author's original words and provides an in-text citation, then they will have a good paraphrase.
False.
In most cases, what is the first component in a works cited entry?
author's last name
Correct or incorrect?
While flirting on the phone with the satellite dish salesman, Rose forgot about the omelet cooking in the kitchen; she was surprised when the stovetop fire filled the house with smoke.
Correct
Correct or incorrect?
Professor Britton was grading papers at her desk, her students were slaving over their in-class compositions, sighing heavily and flipping through their dictionaries for the correct spellings of words.
Incorrect
Is this in-text citation correct for a paraphrase?
John Smith believes that most parents want their children to have a cell phone for safety reasons (5).
Yes
True or False
If there is more than one line in a Works Cited entry, you should indent the second and any subsequent lines in the entry.
True.
Is this paraphrase right or wrong?
While reading may be the core of literacy, Naomi Baron argues that literacy can be complete only when reading is accompanied by writing (194).
right
Fix the following sentence:
Ryan is highly allergic to cats, he requires at least twenty god-bless-yous every time he visits Mariko and her seven Siamese.
Ryan is highly allergic to cats. He requires at least twenty god-bless-yous every time he visits Mariko and her seven Siamese.
Correct or incorrect?
Ingie looked at his wife's collection of cookbooks and sighed. Although there were thousands of recipes for delicious meals, he knew that Valerie would want to order another pepperoni and mushroom pizza for dinner.
Correct
True or false?
An in-text citation should always match the first piece of information in the corresponding Works Cited entry.
True
Explain the idea of the quotation sandwich.
The quotation sandwich means that the writer introduces a direct quotation or paraphrase, states it, and then explains it in their own words, making connections between the sources and their own ideas.
Is the in-text citation right or wrong?
While reading may be the core of literacy, literacy can be complete only when reading is accompanied by writing (Baron 194; Keller 74).
What is right (two sources make the same point)
Fix the following sentence:
The grip of the pantyhose, the stranglehold of the scarf, and the bite of the tight shoes made Rachel want the interview to end, she longed for a cotton T-shirt and jeans.
The grip of the pantyhose, the stranglehold of the scarf, and the bite of the tight shoes made Rachel want the interview to end; she longed for a cotton T-shirt and jeans.
Fix the following sentence:
Mike has terrible eating habits when he opened his lunch bag, we saw a bag of potato chips, two candy bars, cellophane-wrapped cupcakes, and a carton of chocolate milk.
Mike has terrible eating habits. When he opened his lunch bag, we saw a bag of potato chips, two candy bars, cellophane-wrapped cupcakes, and a carton of chocolate milk.
Use the works cited to decide - right or wrong?Magazine covers are often overtly political. Take the example of Time magazine’s most recent issue, which featured three swinging orange wrecking balls with yellow hair.
WORK CITED: Cover image. Time. 6 Nov. 2017.
Wrong
The Modern Language Association advises that “[t]he curriculum of a major should present an integrated, progressive course of study with articulated goals for each course” (5). Right or wrong in-text citation?
Report to the Teagle Foundation on the Undergraduate Major in Language and Literature. Modern Language Association, Feb. 2009, www.mla.org/content/download/3207/81182/2008_mla_whitepaper.pdf.
Wrong. The in-text citation needs to include the first piece of information in the Works Cited entry.
MLA is an acronym for which organization?
Modern Language Association
Fix the following sentence:
Many road signs warned Tommy of the construction work ahead, he did not realize that his lane was closed, though, until he mowed down a traffic barricade with the front of his car.
Many road signs warned Tommy of the construction work ahead. He did not realize that his lane was closed, though, until he mowed down a traffic barricade with the front of his car.
What is a fused sentence?
occurs when two or more independent clauses (complete thoughts) are joined into a single sentence without any punctuation or conjunction