Appositives
Quotations
Block Quotations
100

Identify the appositive in the sentence:

"The city of Madrid, home of the world-renown Real Madrid Fútbol Club, is where the Champions League Title is going to be this year."

"home of the world-renown Real Madrid Fútbol Club"

100

In which two places could we include the publishing date (2024) for this APA quotation?

Johnny reiterated that successful sports betting is indeed maintainable: “Sometimes the mismatch just isn't as drastic as Vegas makes it out to be.”

(1800-BETSOFF)

After Johnny or after the quote

100

Are quotation marks necessary when implementing a blocked quote?

No!

200

What is the purpose of an appositive? How do we know where it is?

To emphasize key details or provide additional information or clarity.

We know where it is because it's sandwiched by commas 

200

Of these two paraphrased quotes, which is in MLA and which is in APA?

However, the research developed in 2020 proved Einstein wrong (Bacon 2020).

However, the research developed in 2020 proved Einstein wrong (Bacon 45).

Page numbers for MLA 

Publication year for APA

200

Where would you plan to introduce your quote in a blocked quotation?

In the paragraph just above it

300

What is (grammatically) wrong with this APA quotation?

Dill (2024) countered, arguing, “The Mets have a high powered offense for sure, but even Stephen A. Smith said they won't be able to escape Wrigley Field alive this year” (as cited in World Knowledge, 2024, p. 22).

Or 

(Dill, 2024, as cited in World Knowledge, 2024, p.22).

Since we are quoting a quote, we need apostrophes around 'they won't be able to escape Wrigley Field alive this year'

300

When using a block quote, how far do you indent from the left side?


Half-inch margin

400

Form the information given into a sentence in APA, clearly stating the appositives.

Author: Scott Dill

Publishing date: 2024

Background: A future educator from the University of Iowa

Quote chosen: Jeopardy might be a good way to teach appositives

I'll know if you got it right

400

What punctuation do we use when including "that" or "as" to introduce our quote:

(example) Ms. Fettweis rejected his pass, stating that_

None

400

In an APA style essay, how many words is the threshold for needing to separate into a blocked quotation?

A: 40 or more

B: 50 or more

C: 55 or more

D: 70 or more

40