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Recognizing Errors
MLA In-Text Citations
Works Cited Pages
Plagiarism
Formatting
100

What is wrong with the following quote and citation?: 

The author emphasized, "I just don't understand! (Anderson 26). 

There is no closing quotation mark for the quote! 

100
When you paraphrase, what two things must you include in your in-text citation?
The author's last name and the page number
100
Which of the three styles requires a "Works Cited" page?
MLA
100
True or false: You need to provide a citation for common knowledge.
False
100

What font and font size should you use for MLA style papers?

Times New Roman, size 12 font

200

True or False. The following sentence is written correctly: 

She was the first entrepreneur of her kind after 30 years (Anderson 28)

False! 

200
When you use a direct quote in MLA, what do you need to include in your in-text citation?
Author's last name and page number
200

What is wrong with the following works cited page?:

Westerfield, Scott. Uglies. Simon Pulse, 2005.

Shusterman, Neal. Scythe. Walker Books, 2018.

They are not sorted in alphabetical order!

200
If you plagiarize by accident, is it still technically plagiarism?
Yes
200

Does MLA writing require a cover page? 

No - Only APA style writing requires you to create a cover page! 

300

True of False. The following citation is incorrect:

Shusterman, Neal. Scythe. Walker Books, 2018.

False 

300
What is wrong with this MLA citation? (Borowitz p. 63)
There should not be a "p." there. It should look like this: (Borowitz 63)
300

In what order should your citations be listed on your works cited page?

Alphabetical 

300
True or false: You don't need to cite a paraphrase because it is your own words.
False- It is still someone else's idea, even if it is your own words you need to cite it.
300
True or False: You should include a creative title for each style of paper that describes the content you are writing able.
True
400

What is wrong with this citation: 

Westerfield Scott. Uglies. Simon Pulse, 2005.

It is missing a comma after the author's last name. 

400
Which of these citations is correct? (Borowitz, 63) (Awamleh and Gardner 359)
(Awamleh and Gardner 359) is correct. There should not be a comma in the first citation.
400

True of False. You do not need to provide a works cited page if you have in-text citations. 

False 

400
Is it okay to not include a citation if you indicate it is a direct quote using quotation marks?
No- you still need to cite where the direct quote came from.
400
What two things should be in your header for an MLA style paper?
Your last name and page number
500

What is wrong with the following quote?: 

The girl adamantly repeated, "Is it just too late?... I can't believe this happened." (Anderson 20). 

There should not be a period within the quote! The period goes at the END of the citation only. 

500
Where does the page number go if you have already stated the author's name within the sentence?
At the end of the sentence, before the period.
500
If there is no author provided for an article, what should be the first piece of information listed in the citation on the reference page?
Title
500

True or False: If you paraphrase someone else's idea, you need to put quote's around it.

False

500
Where does the page number go in an APA style paper?
Top right corner