Grammar and Punctuation
MLA
Works Cited
Key Components
100

This common error in writing is a dependent clause and is missing either a subject or a predicate and therefore does not meet all the criteria for a complete sentence. 

Fragment

100

The item placed at the top right corner of each page in an essay with the writer's last name and the page number is called a _____

Header

100

Titles of articles must be enclosed in __________.

Quotation Marks

100

This is the rhetorical appeal to credibility. It focuses on the trustworthiness or reputation of the speaker and/or the writer.

Ethos

200

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so are all examples of ___________.

Coordinate conjunctions

200

This is placed directly after a quote before the period and it is used to both indicate who authored the quote, if the author's last name is not in the signal phrase, and to provide the page where the quote can be found. 

Parenthetical Citation

200

An article published in an academic journal is considered what type of source?

Academic/ Scholarly/ Peer Reviewed 

200

According to Scott Haskell, this is a "geographic area where individuals and communities live in close proximity to grocery stores/supermarkets offering a seemingly vast array of healthy food choices, but many individuals cannot afford these foods."

Food mirages

300

A semicolon is used in a sentence to unite two _______ clauses.

Independent

300

What information is missing from the following book citation:

Last Name of the Author, First Name. Title of the Book. ___________, Year of Publication. 


The Publisher

300

All words in a title must be capitalized, except coordinate conjunctions, articles, and ________, unless they are at the beginning of a title. 

Prepositions

300

According to Spencer Banzhaf, this two-word phrase postulates that "no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies and [that there should be a] fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies."

Environmental Justice

400

Sets off clauses, phrases, and other group of words into the regular flow of ideas.

Free modifier

400

A DOI is used in place of a stable link, especially for journal articles. What does DOI stand for?

Digital Object Identifier

400

JSTOR, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and Opposing Viewpoints in Context are all examples of _______. 

Databases

400

This theoretical framework in psychology is represented by a pyramid that highlights, from the bottom up, the needs (e.g., physiological needs) that are essential for an individual to reach self-actualization. 

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs