Headings
The first line of an MLA heading is:
What is: Your first and last name
MLA requires that page numbers appear where?
What is: The upper right corner of each page
When work is documented at the end of a sentence to credit an author or source, this form of documentation is called:
What is: Parenthetical or Internal Citation
Do all MLA essays require Works Cited pages?
What is: YES
An MLA title should be placed:
Where is: One double spaced line under the date in the center of the page
True or False: MLA format requires page numbers to be inserted by using the header function.
What is: FALSE
Does sourced information always need to be cited?
What is: YES
What types of sources should be noted on a Works Cited page?
What is: ALL sources used to gain information for the essay.
Each paragraph should be indented a 1/2 inch in MLA format. This is equivalent to what?
What is: one TAB
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How are page numbers inserted in MLA format?
How is: By using the INSERT, PAGE NUMBER function and then by choosing the correct option.
When citing sourced information, how does the writer know if the citation is necessary?
What is: The information will be ideas that are BORROWED or NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE
An encyclopedia or large reference book might not have _______ included as part of its works cited citation?
What is/are: The page number or page numbers used
The font type in MLA format is always:
What is: Times New Roman
When entering page numbers in an MLA document, what should be typed first?
What is: The author of the writing's last name
View this sentence: In reflecting about his time in Vietnam, Tim O'Brien reminds readers that memories are important because, "the thing about remembering is that we don't forget."
Is there anything missing from this sentence's citation? If yes, what is missing?
What is: Yes. Parentheses with the page number of the quotation followed by a period after the closed parentheses are missing.
On the MLA chart which comes first: the place of publication or the publication year?
What is: The place of publication
The font size in MLA format is always:
True or False: There is a limit to the number of pages an essay can be in MLA format.
What is: FALSE
When a quote is used in a sentence and ends with a different form of punctuation than the sentence typically would have, what should the writer do?
What is: Include the ending punctuation within the quotation, end quotes, and then end the sentence with the appropriate form of punctuation for the rest of the sentence.
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On a Works Cited Page, the words Works Cited should appear where?
Where is: In the center at the top of a new page at the end of the MLA essay or document.