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MLA Formatting
The 5 Ws
100
Items in a series take this punctuation mark.
What is a comma?
100
This type of sentence has all the subjects on one side and all the verbs on the other.
What is a simple sentence?
100
A point made using facts.
What is logos?
100
The correct font for an MLA paper.
What is Times New Roman.
100
The person the story is about.
What is who?
200
A compound subject using and takes this type of verb.
What is plural?
200
This type of sentence joins two complete sentences with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
200
A point made using emotion.
What is pathos?
200
The correct point size for an MLA paper.
What is 12 point?
200
The thing that happened.
What is what?
300
This type of punctuation always goes inside the last quotation mark.
What is a period?
300
This type of sentence has one dependent clause and one independent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
300
A point made using an expert.
What is ethos?
300
The correct margins for an MLA paper.
What is 1" margins.
300
The day, month, year, decade, century, etc., that the action takes place.
What is when?
400
Either the subject or the verb will end in "S."
What is the Rule of 1 S.
400
This type of sentence has at least one dependent clause and two independent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
400
Faulty reasoning that leads to a faulty conclusion
What is error in logic?
400
The correct line spacing for an MLA paper.
What is double-spaced.
400
The location of the action.
What is where?
500
Collective nouns take this kind of verb.
What is singular?
500
Other names for a simple sentence.
What is an independent clause or a complete sentence?
500
Attacking the people you don't agree with rather than their points of view.
What is ad hominum?
500
The correct indenting for an MLA Works Cited page.
What is hanging indent?
500
The reason for the action.
What is why?