Referencing and academic writing recap

Generally, academic writing takes the _____ person?

Should you use contractions (e.g. doesn't) in academic writing?

• Yes

• No

Which of these is informal?

• Bryman (2016) states...

• Prior to this...

• This evidences that...

• Clearly this is...

Every point you make in your writing should be based on evidence.

• True

• False

What type of referencing is used at this college?

• APA 7th

• Harvard Referencing

• Chicago

• Vancouver

Which one of these do you NOT need to include in the reference?

• Author's surname

• Year

• Author's first name

• Publisher

When directly quoting or paraphrasing a source in your writing, you should use...

• reference

• in text citation

• footnotes

• a numbered citation

When you have paraphrased text from a source, you should include the page number of the page you got the information from.

• True

• False

Which one of these references is in the APA 7th format?

• Cottrell, Stella. The study skills handbook. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.

• Cottrell S. The study skills handbook. Bloomsbury Publishing; 2024 Jun 13.

• Cottrell, S. (2024). The study skills handbook. Bloomsbury Publishing.

• Cottrell, Stella. (2024). The study skills handbook. Bloomsbury Publishing.

A reference list should...

• Be in alphabetical order

• Be at the end of your document

• Only include references that you have used in your writing

• All of the above