Citing Sources MLA 9 Part 1 Handbook Made

What is the purpose of citing sources in your writing?

• To tell a story or report in a more interesting way

• To give credit to the person who originally had the idea or did the research

• To make the writing look more professional

• To fill up space in your writing

What is a "works-cited list"?

• A list of interesting facts for your writing

• A list of all the books you have read

• A list that has all the details about the books or articles you used in your writing

• A list of all the people who have read your writing

How can in-text citations appear in your writing?

• As full paragraphs explaining the source

• As random facts at the end of the document

• As part of your sentences or in brackets at the end of sentences

• As images or diagrams

When you use information from a source without an author's name, what should you cite in your writing?

• The title of the work

• Your own name

• The publisher's name

• The date of publication

When citing a specific part of a book or article, what should you also provide to your readers?

• The title of the work only

• The page number where the information was found

• A summary of the content

• The year of publication

If a book or article has two authors, how should you include their names when discussing their work?

• Include only the first author's name

• Include both of their names

• Use "et al." after the first author's name

• Mention their names in the footnotes only

What does "et al." stand for when citing works with many authors?

• And editors

• And students

• And others

• And researchers

How should the truth of statements affecting our persuasion by arguments be cited in parentheses according to the example provided?

• (Nickerson et al. 135)

• (Nickerson and team 135)

• (Raymond Nickerson 135)

• (Nickerson 135)

What is the purpose of citing sources in your writing?

• To make the writing look more professional

• To ensure readers can find the information used

• To increase the word count of the writing

• To express personal opinions more strongly