Words that begin with P
Primarily used for US governmental entities and agencies.
What is .gov?
The first component in every MLA citation begins with this, when available.
What is an author's name?
This type of sentence structure contains two independent clauses linked by a conjunction.
“The dog ran around in the backyard, and now he’s chasing squirrels and bunnies.”
What are COMPOUND SENTENCES?
This non-commercial domain is available if not using a domain designed for the military, governmental, university, or networking; it is now primarily used for nonprofit organizations, such as educational platforms, charitable organizations, and open source projects.
What is .org?
At the end of essays, students attach a Works Cited to show each of these.
What are citations?
This type of sentence links one independent clause with at least one dependent clause.
For example, “Because of the wind, the children struggles to walk forward."
What are COMPLEX sentences?
This citation tool is often used by students, but Ms. Luedeman would rather you know how to set it up using OWL @ Purdue.
What is Easybib?
If you are in the Periodical section in the library, you are looking for these.
What are magazines?
Name two types of website domains that are considered to be credible sources
What is .edu .gov or .org?
Any word, phrase or sentence that is used from a source needs to be punctuated with these.
What are quotations marks?
“When I fell off my bike, I went to the hospital, for I had bones protruding outward.”
What is a COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence?
Originally intended for commercial organizations, this domain is now open to anyone and can be used for anything. It's often chosen by startups because it's affordable and has a high click-through rate.
What is .com?
When students include quotes in their essays, they use these marks at the end of the sentence to house the author's name and the page the quote is from. This information matches the citation in the Works Cited.
What are parenthesis?
I like Starbuck's Oat Honey Latte.
What is a SIMPLE SENTENCE?
Give an example of a type of "medium" that you may have used to research a topic.
What are films, videos, cds, songs, and printables?
Either of these domains can be used by businesses, but .com is not one of them.
What are .net or .biz?
This online encyclopedia is popular for looking up facts, but is not acceptable as a credible source for essays.
What is WIKIPEDIA?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory are considered this.
What are the 4 main sentence types?
Using someone else's ideas, words, or phrases and not giving proper credit is the equivalent of this illegal action.
What is stealing and/or plagiarism?