Quotations

Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly?

• Rachel asked, "How many more weeks until Thanksgiving?"

• Rachel asked, "how many more weeks until Thanksgiving?"

• Rachel asked how many more weeks until Thanksgiving

Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly?

• Matt thinks that he is a, "master at Monopoly

• Matt thinks that he is a "master at Monopoly"

• Matt thinks, that he is a "master of Monopoly"

Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly?

• Lucy said, "We will beat you in Monopoly."

• Lucy said "we will beat you in Monopoly."

• Lucy, said "We will beat you in Monopoly"

Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly?

• Kelly shouted, Let's go to the beach!

• Kelly shouted "Let's go to the beach!"

• Kelly shouted, "Let's go to the beach!"

• Kelly shouted, "Let's go to the beach"!

Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly?

• "We will check our morning work first" said Mrs. Stock.

• "We will check our morning work first," said Mrs. Stock.

• "We will check our morning work first." said Mrs. Stock.

• "We will check our morning work first, said Mrs. Stock.

Why do you need to cite information?

• to avoid plagiarism
• so that a paper is longer
• so that a paper takes more time to complete
• so someone else doesn't steal my work

The MLA in-text or parenthetical citation should be located _________________.

• just after the information being cited
• just before the information cited
• at the bottom of the page
• on the last page of the paper

Which of the following does NOT need to be cited?

• exact words of an author
• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
• Your own words and ideas

If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation?

• author's name
• page number
• website article title
• website title

True or False? 
When citing a book, put a comma between the author's name and page number.

• False
• True