MLA Citations Flashcard

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What is the difference between quoting and paraphrasing?

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Quoting is using someone else's words, while paraphrasing is expressing someone else's ideas in your own words.

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When should you use quotation marks in MLA citations?

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When directly quoting a source or using three or more exact words from a source.

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Which of the following is an example of a correct in-text citation? (Smith 25), Smith, 2019, pg. 25, (p. 25), Smith, 2019

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(Smith 25).

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When citing direct quotes, you need to provide in-text MLA citations. Which of the following is a correct in-text MLA citation? "I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul" (Smith 77)., I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul Smith (77)., "I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul (77)." Smith, "I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul. (77)"

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"I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul" (Smith 77).

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At the beginning of the novel, Coraline watches a television show on "animals, birds, and insects which disguised themselves"_______________ This small detail connects to the book's bigger theme of identity, or what makes us who we are.

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(Gaiman 5).

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Force fields would completely change our lives, letting people erect cities "by simply pressing a button"_________________

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(Kaku 4).

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Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below: "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately," (Smith 10)., "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith p. 10)., "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith 10), (Smith 10) "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately."

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"Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately," (Smith 10).

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What is the purpose of using citations in your writing?

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to establish purpose and credibility for your argument, to avoid plagiarism, to make it easier for someone to find the original source

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An MLA parenthetical citation should be located:

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just after the information being cited.

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Using another person's words or ideas without giving proper credit is called.......

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plagiarism