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MLA Basics
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100

What do you surround an in-text quotation in?

Parentheses

100

True or False: You never need to check the citation generator

False

100

True or False: The punctuation always goes outside of the parenthesis.

True!

Ex: Smith says, "Elmo is a wonderful person" (34).

100

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For example, "lots of people enjoy playing tennis." (Jones 12)

For example, "lots of people enjoy playing tennis" (Jones 12).


period goes AFTER paranthesis

100

Whenever you quote, paraphrase, or summarize a source in your writing, you need to provide brief BLANK that tells readers what you took from the source and where in the source you found the information.

documentation

200

True or False: The Works Cited page comes as its own separate page at the very end of a paper.

True

200

True or False: You need to put your Works Cited page in alphabetical order

True

200

What is in the in-text formula if you have your author's last name AND you have the page #?

(Author's Last Name Page #) 

Ex: (Quimby 94)

200

Correct the citation: quote is in italics


Shelby writes, lots of people love Garfield (99).

Shelby writes, "lots of people love Garfield" (99).


quotation marks needed around the direct quote

200

You can mention the author one of two ways- what are these two ways?

signal phrase (narrative citation) or in parentheses (parenthetical citation)

300

What kind of spacing is required in MLA documentation?

Double spacing

300

What is the reference page called in MLA?

Works Cited

300

What is in the in-text formula if you have your author's last name BUT DON'T have the page #?

(Author's Last Name)

300

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One thing that confuses some people is, "the placement of the punctuation (Brantley 89.)"

One thing that confuses some people is, "the placement of the punctuation" (89). 

in-text citation comes at end, period after parentheses
300

If you have more than 3 authors, what should you do?

List the first and follow with "et al."

ex: (Coombs et al. 22)

400
On your Works Cited page, what kind of indent should you use on the second line of each entry?

Hanging indent (0.5 in)

400

True or False: the title of your Works Cited page should be bold and italicized

False! It only needs to be centered

400

What is in the in-text formula if you DON'T have your author's last name BUT DO HAVE the page #?

("Article Title" Page #)

Ex: ("Elmo is a Good Friend" 94)

400

Correct the citation:

West states that, "pugs are adorable animals" (p. 22).

West states that, "pugs are adorable animals" (22).


you don't need the "p."

400

If you're quoting 2 author's with the same last name, how do you distinguish between them?

Use their first initial

Ex: (A. Henry 8) and (K. Henry 10)

500

What 4 items are included on an MLA header AND in what order?

Student's first and last name

Teacher's name

Class name and section


due date


500

Does double spacing apply to the Works Cited page too?

Yes

500

What is in the in-text formula if you don't have your author's last name or the page #?

("Article Title")

Ex: ("Elmo is a Good Friend")

500

Correct the citation:


There's lots of aspects of "rhetorical devices that confuse some people" (Ginger 20).

Trick question! this citation is correct

500

What 3 letters do you use if you're quoting a text that is quoted in another source?

qtd.


ex: (qtd. in Tanner 7)