MLA Style
What font and font size should an MLA paper use?
Times New Roman, size 12 font.
What is Pathos?
Appeal to emotion.
What is a concrete noun?
Things you can physically touch, see, hear, etc.
Which of the following is correct?
A. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.
B. Waiting for the storm to stop' I was anxiously looking out the window.
C. Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.
C.
What is a thesis statement?
The main idea of the entire essay;
Debatable claim + 3 supporting points.
What belongs in the upper right-hand corner of your paper?
Your last name and the page number.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate article:
"You need ___ URL link in order to access the website."
A
What are the 3 different types of simple verb tenses?
Simple past, simple present, simple future.
Which of the following is correct?
A. The weather this winter has been: windy, wet, and unpredictable.
B. The weather this winter has been windy, wet, and unpredictable.
C. The weather this winter has been windy; wet; and unpredictable.
B.
What is a topic sentence?
The main idea of the body paragraph;
The main Point of the body paragraph.
When should you use "et al." ?
When citing 3 or more authors for one source.
What is Ethos?
Appeal to authority.
What are the 3 different types of verbs?
Action, Helping, Linking
Which word is correct?
"____ going to Italy this summer, would you like to go with s?"
A. We're
B. Where
C. Were
A. We're
What does P.I.E. stand for? What do they each do in an essay?
Point, Illustration, and Explanation.
Point: Topic sentence; the main idea of the body paragraph.
Illustration: Evidence or quotes that support your original claim and point.
Explanation: Connecting your evidence to your point and original claim.
What does the acronym MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
What is the correct formatting for an MLA in-text citation?
A. (Meyers, 2022)
B. (Meyers, pp. 15)
C. (Meyers 15)
D. (Meyers, 2022, pp. 15)
C. (Meyers 15)
Which of these are 2nd-person pronouns?
A. You
B. My
C. Their
D. She
A. You
True or False: Punctuation marks should always be placed outside the closing quotation marks.
Fasle.
What P.O.V. and verb tense should your Capstone Paper be in?
3rd-person P.O.V.
Present tense
How should titles of long works, such as novels and plays be formatted?
The titles of long works should be italicized.
Choose the option that maintains the parallel structure in the sentence:
"Jenny is going to eat sushi, ride a bullet train, and ____ in an onsen when she visits Japan in the summer."
A. Staying
B. Stayed
C. Stay
C. Stay
Which of these are Abstract Nouns?
A. Cell phone
B. Luxury
C. Mirror
D. Mercedes
B. Luxury
Which of the following is correct? What is this punctuation called?
A. The table was set — knives, forks, candlesticks — all were set up correctly.
B. The table was set–knives, forks, candlesticks all were set up correctly.
A. em dash
How should an author's name be formatted in a citation?
Last name, first name.