MLA Formatting & Citations
This page contains only your sources and begins on a new page.
The works cited page
A thesis needs to share these two things.
A topic and a comment (or claim)
This term refers to the reason a writer is creating a text.
Purpose
This stage of writing focuses on grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Editing
This error happens when a sentence is missing a subject or verb.
This font style and size are standard for MLA formatting.
12-point Times New Roman
A paragraph should only contain one of these.
A main idea
This element of the rhetorical triangle relies on logic and evidence.
Logos
This stage of writing focuses on ideas, structure, and clarity.
This sentence error occurs when two full sentences are joined without punctuation.
A run-on sentence
This Works Cited element uses a unique indentation for every entry.
Hanging indent
This sentence states the main idea of a body paragraph.
A topic sentence
This rhetorical appeal targets the audience’s emotions or values.
Pathos
This feedback method involves classmates reviewing each other’s work.
Peer review
This punctuation mark joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
A comma
This attributive tag introduces an author’s name before a quotation.
Signal phrase
This strategy for introductions improves reader engagement.
A hook or attention-getter
This rhetorical appeal refers to an author's credibility.
Ethos
This skill removes unnecessary or repetitive wording.
Conciseness
This part of speech must agree with its sentence subject in number.
A verb
This is required in a parenthetical citation when a source has no page numbers.
The author’s last name (or shortened title)
These reveal the relationship between paragraphs.
Transitions
This use of style reveals an author's attitude toward their subject.
Tone
The reverse outline
This is how the title of long works are formatted.
Italics