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With larger works (books, plays, movies) they should be placed in
Parenthesis
Nothing
Quotes
Italics
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What is MLA?
A group of teenagers who create guidelines for citing sources
A group of English teachers who create guidelines for citing sources.
A group of professional scholars who create guidelines for citing sources.
A group of psychologists who create guidelines for citing sources
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When and why do you need to edit your quotes?
To add necessary information to help readers understand
All of these
To clarify pronouns
To adjust verb tense to be grammatically correct
4
Shorter works (articles, short stories, poems, songs) should be
Italicized
placed in parenthesis ( )
placed in quotes " "
left alone
5
All pages in MLA should be...
Single spaced
It does not matter
Double spaced
1.5 times spaced
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What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
Modern Language Arts
My Language Arts
Modern Linguistic Association
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How many sentences should your analysis/commentary be?
At least two
At least one
It doesn't really matter
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What punctuation marks do you use to edit your quotes?
Ellipsis ....
Parenthesis ( )
Quotation Marks " "
Brackets [ ]
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When can you use an ellipsis ... (three dots) regarding your quotes?
You shouldn't - so don't do it
When you have 3 authors you are quoting
When you want to omit a section of the quote without altering the meaning
When you want to look smart
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What is the main reason we need to cite in our essays?
Help your reader to retrace your research steps
Help built credibility & win an argument
All of these
To avoid plagiarism & give credit to people who've done the work
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What do you do if you want to use a quote that is longer than 4 lines?
Use a block quote
Use a triangle quote
Use a skinny quote
Nothing
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"Works Cited" refers to a list of references you
Used as a guide while writing your paper
You referenced while writing your paper
Were given as resources by your teacher
You cited in your paper
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What is a dump or floating quote?
A quote that stands alone with no introduction/signal phrase
A quote without an in-text citation
A quote that comes at the end of the paragraph.
A dump quote of random facts
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What are the method(s) you use to introduce quotes?
All of these
Blend the quote with your own words
Use a colon (:) and a complete sentence
Intro phrase and a comma, then your "quote"
15
What is a block quote?
A quote that is used in math
A quote that follows a special format/special rules
A quote that is used when you have multiple authors
None of these
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What are the rules for a block quote?
Use a colon before introducing it
Indent the quote & omit the quotations marks
Put /move the period before the in-text citation
All of these
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What is the MLA heading of your paper?
Date, Title, Class, Teacher
Name, Date, Title, Assignment
Assignment, Name, Title, Date
Name, Teacher, Class, Date
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Slight edits to your quotes are not allowed.
False
True
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Dump quotes are allowed in an essay.
True
False
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What information needs to be cited in your essay?
Direct Quotes & paraphrasing
All of these
Facts that are not commonly known
Another source's research/opinions/argument
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The proper verb tense when quoting source material is present verb tense.
True
False
