Grammar Rules
Citation Rules
Essay Structure
Note Taking
Punctuation Rules
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What do sentences need to express in order to be a complete sentence?

complete thoughts

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What is needed in a common citation?

The author's last name and page number, or the title of the work if neither is available
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How many paragraphs should be in a normal essay?

At least 5

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What should you look for in the thesis?

Keywords

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Name a coordinating conjunction

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

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What do colons separate? 

Colons are used to separate a sentence from a list, introduce a long quote, or between two sentences where the first explains the second

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How should the works cited page be organized?

Hanging indents and alphabetical order

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What do you need at the beginning and end of every paragraph?

A intro and concluding sentence

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What site should you never use for note taking?

Wikipedia

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The big golden dog ran all the way to the store by himself.

What is needed to fix this sentence and where is it needed?

A comma is needed in between big and golden

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What is the predicate?

the action that the subject is taking, or it can describe something the subject is doing.

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What is the difference between citing a short work and a long work?

Use “ ” for short works and Italics for longer works

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How many quotes should be used for a primary source?

At least 2

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What do ellipsis do?

They emit a part of a quote.

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When should you use a comma in regards to quotes?

Before or after them.

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NO NOTES!!!

When is a Semicolon used?

Semicolons take the place of conjunctions, and are placed before introductory words. Also they are used in lists if there are commas in each unit

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NO NOTES!!!!

What should you use if there are more than 3 authors of a work?

Use first author's last name, et al., then the page number.

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NO NOTES!!

How long should one paragraph be?

Less than a page

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NO NOTES!!

How many sources should you use for notes?

At least more than one

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NO NOTES!!

What do you do for a quote that is longer than 4 lines

Quotes longer than 4 lines should be blocked: indented, double spaced, no quotation marks, and should be preceded by a colon

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NO NOTES!!

What do dependent clauses need to be a complete sentence?

An independent clause.

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NO NOTES!!

How would you cite The Metamorphosis at the end of a quote?

(Kafka page number)

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NO NOTES!!

How long should an analysis be?

At least 2 sentences.

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NO NOTES!!

What are the most trusted kinds of websites for note taking?

.gov, .edu, .org

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"The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is a concentrated solar thermal plant in the Mojave Desert. It is located at the base of Clark Mountain in California, across the state line from Primm, Nevada. The plant has a gross capacity of 392 megawatts."

What is wrong with this quote?

No Citation, not indented, not double spaced, has quotation marks, is not preceded by a colon