Comma Chameleon
This comma is called an Oxford or serial comma.
What is the comma used before the coordinating conjunction in a list?
These two parts make a complete MLA citation.
What are an in-text/parenthetic citation and a Works Cited entry?
This element is recommended but not required in MLA Works Cited entries.
What is the accessed date?
These two punctuation marks go inside quotation marks.
What are commas and periods?
This point of view (person) should be avoided in formal, academic writing unless the assignment specifically requires it.
What is second person?
This type of sentence does NOT use a comma before a coordinating conjunction.
What is a complex sentence?
MLA uses "U" to abbreviate this word in Works Cited.
What is "university"?
Rhonda used this description when defining research.
What is "a process of inquiry"?
This is used to indicate a grammatical or spelling error in the original quotation is not your error.
What is [sic]?
These are the eight parts of speech introduced in Comp I.
What are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections.
This rule governs the use of commas in sentences ending in "because" dependent clauses.
What is "Do not use a comma."
This is used to indicate additional authors ("and others") in an MLA Works Cited entry.
What is "et al."?
This is what to do if a core element is not given when writing a Works Cited entry.
What is skip over it?
This method is used to indicate necessary changes to clarify the meaning in a quotation.
What is using square brackets?
T/F: This Works Cited entry is most correct for MLA style:
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
What is false?
This is the correct placement for a comma in a compound sentence joined with a coordinating conjunction.
What is before the conjunction.
This verb tense is preferred when referring to source information in MLA style.
What is present tense?
A complex sentence consists of these types of clauses.
What is at least one dependent and one independent clause?
This rule means that a quote does not stand alone as a sentence by itself.
What is "integrate quotations"?
Words like since, even though, because, unless, if, or while are this type of conjunction and make a clause dependent.
What are subordinating conjunctions?
Use commas to set off this type of clause that is not necessary to your meaning.
What is a nonrestrictive clause?
This rule governs the capitalization in titles according to MLA guidelines.
What is: capitalize all words except coordinating conjunctions, prepositions, articles, and the "to" of infinitives unless it is the first or last word.
Bonus: What is this type of capitalization called?
These nine core elements are expressed in an MLA Works Cited entry.
What is the author, title of source, title of container, additional contributors, version, number, publisher, publication date, and location?
A comma is not used before a quotation when this word is used to introduce the quotation.
What is "that"?
This is a present participle verb (ending in -ing) that acts like a noun.
What is a gerund?