MLA Style Guide Flashcard

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What is the correct way to cite a webpage without an author in MLA format?

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Begin with the title of the webpage in quotation marks, followed by the title of the website in italics.

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How do you cite a podcast episode in MLA format?

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Host's Last Name, First Name, host. "Title of Episode." Title of Podcast, season number, episode number, Publisher, Date, URL.

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What is the formatting requirement for the Works Cited page in MLA style?

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The Works Cited page should be double-spaced.

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How should a scholarly journal article accessed online be cited in MLA format?

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Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. number, no. number, Year, pages. Database, DOI or URL.

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What is the correct format for citing a book with one author in MLA style?

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Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year.

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What is the purpose of the MLA Style Guide?

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The MLA Style Guide provides guidelines for writing and citing sources in academic papers.

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What is the difference between in-text citations and Works Cited entries in MLA format?

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In-text citations are brief references within the text, while Works Cited entries provide full details at the end of the document.

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How should titles of books be formatted in MLA citations?

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Titles of books should be italicized.

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What punctuation is used to separate elements in a citation?

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Commas and periods are used to separate elements in a citation.

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How do you format the author's name in an MLA citation?

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The author's name is formatted as Last Name, First Name.