Formatting in Essays

When writing essays, how should longer works such as books and albums be formatted?

• Quotation marks

• Italics

• Bold

• Underlined

Which of the following should be used for shorter works like individual poems and articles?

• Italics

• Underlined

• Quotation marks

• Bold

In formal writing, which of the following contractions should be avoided?

• Can't

• Shouldn't

• Won't

• All of the above

How should lines of poetry be separated when citing them in an essay?

• Commas

• Semicolons

• Slashes (/)

• Dashes

When citing prose, what should be included along with the author's name?

• The book title

• The page number

• The publication date

• The chapter number

How should block paragraphs be formatted?

• With quotation marks

• As a separate block of text without quotation marks

• In italics

• In bold

What should be avoided to ensure clarity in writing?

• Long-winded sentences

• Short sentences

• Direct quotes

• Paraphrasing

What is the correct way to format the title of a journal article in an essay?

• Underlined

• Bold

• Quotation marks

• Italics

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate omitted text in a quotation?

• Ellipsis (...)

• Comma (,)

• Colon (:)

• Semicolon (;)

What is the appropriate way to format the title of a movie in an essay?

• Quotation marks

• Italics

• Bold

• Underlined