Eng 101 Review Quiz1 MLA Format IConnect

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Review Quiz 1

MLA Format

I-Connect

Alley Cat Tutorial


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1. ______ start a new paragraph

E

2. ______ make letter lowercase

B

3. ______ delete or take outD

4. ______ insert space

H

5. ______ capitalize letter

J


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6. ______ insert (comma, apostrophe, etc.)

C7. ______ close up

G

8. ______ misspelled or spell outF

9. ______ period needed

I

10. ______ switch order or transposed letters

A


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11. Which of the following sentences applies all

rules of capitalization?A. Assistant dean Shirin Ahmadi recommended

offering more world language courses.

B. Assistant Dean Shirin Ahmadi recommendedoffering more World Language Courses.

C. Assistant Dean Shirin Ahmadi recommendedoffering more world language courses.

D. None of the above.C. Assistant Dean Shirin Ahmadi recommended

offering more world language courses.


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12. Which of the following sentences applies allrules of capitalization?

A. Kalinai has an ambitious semester, studyingdifferential calculus, classical Hebrew, brochuredesign, and Greek literature.

B. Kalinai has an ambitious semester, studying

Differential Calculus, Classical Hebrew, BrochureDesign, and Greek Literature.

C. Kalinai has an ambitious semester, studyingdifferential calculus, classical Hebrew, brochure

design, and greek literature.D. None of the above.

A. Kalinai has an ambitious semester, studyingdifferential calculus, classical Hebrew, brochure

design, and Greek literature.


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13. One way to correct a run-on sentence is to

A. add a semicolon.B. create a fused sentence.

C. add a comma.

D. None of the above.

A. add a semicolon.


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14. Which of the following is NOT a run-onsentence?

A. The city had one public swimming pool, it stayedpacked with children all summer long.

B. The building is being renovated, therefore attimes we have no heat, water, or electricity.

C. All those gnarled equations looked like toxicinsects; maybe I was going to have to rethink mymajor.


C. All those gnarled equations looked like toxicinsects; maybe I was going to have to rethink mymajor.


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15. Which of the following IS a run-on sentence?

A. The view was not what the travel agent haddescribed. Where were the rolling hills and theshimmering rivers?

B. City officials had good reason to fear a majorearthquake, most of the business district was

built on landfill.C. Wind power for the home is a supplementary

source of energy: it can be combined withelectricity, gas, or solar energy.

D. None of the above.B. City officials had good reason to fear a major

earthquake, most of the business district wasbuilt on landfill.


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16. Adding what is missing and attaching it to thesentence before or after it are two ways tocorrect

A. capitalization errors.

B. a sentence fragment.

C. a run-on sentenceD. None of the above.

B. a sentence fragment.


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17. Which of the following does NOT contain asentence fragment?

A. Listening to the CD her sister had sent, Mia wasovercome with a mix of emotions such ashappiness, homesickness, and nostalgia.

B. Cortes and his soldiers were astonished when

they looked down from the mountains and sawTenochtitlan. The magnificent capital of theAztecs.

C. Although my spoken Spanish is not very good. I

can read the language with ease.D. None of the above.

A. Listening to the CD her sister had sent, Mia wasovercome with a mix of emotions such as

happiness, homesickness, and nostalgia.


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18. Which of the following DOES contain a sentencefragment?

A. There are several reasons for not eating meat. Onereason is due to the dangerous chemicals that areused throughout the various stages of meatproduction.

B. To learn how to sculpt beauty from everyday life.This is my intention in studying art and archaeology.

C. Digital technology has revolutionized informationdelivery. It has forever blurred the lines between

information and entertainment.D. None of the above.

B. To learn how to sculpt beauty from everyday life.This is my intention in studying art and archaeology.


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19. Choose the correct statement.

A. MLA requires a title page.B. MLA requires a heading containing your name,

instructors name, course title, and due date.

C. MLA requires a half-inch margin on all sides.


B. MLA requires a heading containing your name,instructors name, course title, and due date.


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20. The writing process consists of

A. prewriting, drafting, revising, and publishing.B. planning, drafting, revising, and publishing.

C. prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, andpublishing.


C. prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, andpublishing.


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Must be specific

Should cover only what will be discussed inessay

Usually appears at the end of the first

paragraphTopic may change as essay is written, so

revision might be necessary


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What will this analytical essay cover?An analysis of the college admission process

reveals one challenge facing counselors:accepting students with high test scores orstudents with strong extracurricular

backgrounds.What will this argumentative essay cover? High school graduates should be required to

take a year off to pursue community service

projects before entering college in order toincrease their maturity and global awareness.


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1.

B. Residents of the District of Columbiashould be given voting representation inCongress because they pay federal incometaxes.

Explanation:

This sentence makes an assertion that canbe developed in the paper. The other

version merely states facts.


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2.

B. When a woman suffering from postpartumpsychosis injures or kills her child, sheshould be treated for mental illness ratherthan charged as a criminal.

Explanation:

This sentence makes a clear and focusedassertion that can be argued in the paper.

The other sentence is too vague.


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3.

A. Political and economic conditions in theearly twentieth century help explain thepopularity of Marcus Garveys Back toAfrica movement.

Explanation:

This sentence makes an assertion leading toa historical analysis.


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4.

A. Because fighting terrorists who plan theiractivities online is a high priority for the USgovernment, Congress should enact strictercomputer privacy laws that allow forwiretapping and other forms of

surveillance.

Explanation:

This thesis limits itself to a narrow topic

stricter computer privacy rights and itfocuses on a way the government mightrestrict those rights. The other version istoo broad and too vague.


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5.

B. Online grocery shopping benefitsAmerican families because it saves money,saves time, and lowers exposure tomarketing gimmicks.

Explanation:

This sentence focuses clearly on thebenefits of online grocery shopping. The

sentence also suggests an organizationalplan for the paper.


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What is it?

The uncredited use (both intentional andunintentional) of somebody elses words orideas

3 acts

Failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas

Failing to enclose borrowed language inquotation marks

Failing to put summaries and paraphrases inyour own words (and cite) Do not simply replace authors words with

synonyms its still plagiarism!


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1. The sheer number of occasions on which

people cry in The Wizard of Oz isastounding.Plagiarized.

Why?

The student uses language borrowed fromthe original source without quotationmarks and without crediting the author.The following is an acceptable revision:

Rushdie points out that the sheer numberof occasions on which people cry in TheWizard of Oz is astounding (223).


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2. Rushdie notes that so many characters cry

in The Wizard of Ozthat its surprising theWicked Witch did not get wet and meltaway earlier in the film (223-24).

Ok.

Why?The student has paraphrased without using

language or structure from the source. Thestudent also cites the authors name and

gives the page numbers for the source inparentheses.


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3. Rushdie points out the number of characters whoweep in The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy cries tears of

frustration before being allowed to enter theWizards palace, the guard at the palace becomessodden with tears, the Cowardly Lion cries whenDorothy hits him on the nose, the Tin Man nearlyrusts up again from crying, and Dorothy cries againwhen captured by the Witch (223).

Plagiarized.

Why?

The student has borrowed words from the source

without putting them in quotation marks (tears offrustration, sodden with tears, rusts up again) andhas plugged in synonyms for other language fromthe source (cries/bawls, hits/bops).


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4. Pointing out how many times characters cry

in The Wizard of Oz, Rushdie observes that ifthe hydrophobic Witch could only have beencloser at hand on one of these occasions themovie might have been much shorter (223-24).

Ok.

Why?

The student has correctly placed borrowed

language in quotation marks and given theauthors name and the page numbers on whichthe quotation can be found.


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5. Rushdie notes that Dorothys weeping makes

other characters cry, as when her tearsundam a quite alarming reservoir of liquidfrom the guard in an extreme performanceoutside the Wizards palace (223).

Plagiarized.Why?

The student has used the words extremeperformance from the source without putting

them in quotation marks.


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1. Many of William Faulkners novels are set in

Yoknapatawpha County, a fictional part ofMississippi.

Common knowledge

2. William Faulkner may have gotten the word

Yoknapatawpha from a 1915 dictionary of theChoctaw language.

Needs citation

The writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston

died in poverty in 1960.Common knowledge


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4. William Shakespeare was the only playwright

of his generation known to have a long-standing relationship with a single theatercompany.

Needs citation

5. Walt Disney fired and blacklisted all of hisanimators who went on strike in 1941.

Needs citation

6. William Wordsworth and Percy Bysshe Shelley

were poets of the Romantic era.Common knowledge

7. As of 2002, the film Titanic had earned more

than $600 million in the United States alone.


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7. As of 2002, the film Titanic had earned more

than $600 million in the United States alone.Needs citation

8. Heroic couplets are rhyming pairs of lineswritten in iambic pentameter.

Common knowledge9. Iris Murdoch wrote many sophisticated and

complex novels before she succumbed toAlzheimers disease.

Common knowledge

10. George Lucas made a larger fortune byselling Star Wars toys than he made by selling

tickets to Star Wars.


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10. George Lucas made a larger fortune by

selling Star Wars toys than he made by sellingtickets to Star Wars.

Needs citation


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Use quotations appropriately

Limit use of quotations

Vivid or expressive language

Exact wording needed for technical accuracy

Words of an authority lend weight toargument

Integrate language to reduce reliance onwords of others Kizza and Ssanyu observe that technology in the

workplace has been accompanied by an array ofproblems that needed quick answers, such aselectronic monitoring to prevent securitybreaches (4).


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Use ellipsis mark and brackets

Set off long quotations

Four or more typed lines of prose, doubleindent

Should be introduced by an informativesentence, usually followed by a colon

Quotation marks unnecessary because doubleindent tells readers passage is taken word-for-

word from source See Hacker pg. 471


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Use signal phrases to integrate sources

Marking boundaries

Establishing authority

Introducing summaries and paraphrases

Using signal phrases with statistics and otherfacts

Putting source material in context

Synthesize sources


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2. Gladwell argues that active safety is every bit asimportant as a vehicles ability to withstand a

collision (31).The sentence is unacceptable.

Explanation:

The phrase active safety is enclosed in quotation

marks in the source; single quotation marks arerequired for a quotation within a quotation. Inaddition, the student has failed to use an ellipsismark to indicate that the wordwhich is omittedfrom the quotation. The following is an

acceptable revision:Gladwell argues that active safetyis every bit as

important as a vehicles ability to withstand acollision (31).


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3. A majority of drivers can, indeed, be wrong.Most of us think that S.U.V.s are much saferthan sports cars (Gladwell 31).

This passage is unacceptable.

Explanation:

The second sentence is a dropped quotation.Quotations should be introduced with a signalphrase, usually naming the author. Thefollowing is an acceptable revision:

A majority of drivers can, indeed, be wrong. AsMalcolm Gladwellpoints out, Most of usthink that S.U.V.s are much safer than sportscars (31).


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4. According to Gladwell, American SUVs aremore likely to be involved in collisions thanother vehicles because [they] cant get out ofthe way in time (31).

Ok.

Explanation:The student has introduced the quotation with

a signal phrase and used brackets to indicatethe change from you to they fit the grammar

of the sentence.


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5. Gladwell explains that most people expect anSUV to survive a collision with a hypothetical

tractor-trailer in the other lane (31).This sentence is unacceptable.

Explanation:

The student has changed the wording of thesource (of surviving) to fit the grammar of thesentence (to survive) but has not indicatedthe change with brackets. The following is anacceptable revision:

Gladwell explains that most people expect anSUV [to survive] a collision with ahypothetical tractor-trailer in the other lane(31).


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Modern Language Association

System to avoid plagiarism


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In-text citations contain two elements

Last name of author

Page number of quoted or paraphrased passage

Information can be placed in parenthesesimmediately after the material being cited

The Spanish tried to reduce the status of Filipina women,who had been able to do business, get divorced, andsometimes become village chiefs (Karnow 41).

Or place authors name in an attributive tag at thebeginning of the source material and the page

number in parentheses at the endAccording to Karnow, the Spanish tried to reduce the statusof Filipina women, who had been able to do business, getdivorced, and sometimes become village chiefs (41).


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1.

A. Richard A. Hawley reports that although theancient Chinese used marijuana for medicalpurposes, there is no record of the Chineseusing it as a pleasure-producing drug (26).

Explanation:In MLA style, the sentence period comes after

the parenthetical citation.


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2.

B. Drugs classified as Schedule I by the DrugEnforcement Administration are illegal, evenfor medical purposes, but they are allowed inauthorized experiments (Henninfield and Ator

63).Explanation:

When a work has two or three authors, allauthors must be named either in a signal

phrase or in the parenthetical citation.


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3.

B. Nearly half of 1,035 oncologists surveyed in1991 said that if smokable marijuana werelegal for cancer patients, they would prescribeit (Cross-Eyed 89).

Explanation:When the author of an article is unknown, a

short form of the title is given in theparenthetical citation.


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4.

A. Marshall explains that marijuana can bedangerous for people with heart conditionsbecause its use can dramatically increaseheart rate and blood pressure (Legalization

79).Explanation:

A short form of the title of the work appears inthe parenthetical citation because two works

by Marshall are given in the works cited list.


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5.

B. The US Drug Enforcement Administration has

allowed marijuana to be used in experiments withpatients suffering from glaucoma. According to oneexpert, Several studies since 1971 have shownthat smoking marijuana causes the pressure withinthe eye to decrease and to remain at a loweredlevel for about five hours (Marshall, Legalization67).

Explanation:The authors name is not given in the signal phrase

(According to one expert)so it appears in theparenthetical citation along with a short form ofthe title of the work and the page number onwhich the quotation may be found.


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6.

A. The Drug Enforcement Administration of theUS Department of Justice reports thatmarijuana use among young people agedtwelve to seventeen in the United States

nearly doubled in the 1990s from 4.3% to8.3%.

Explanation:For an unpaginated online source, a signal

phrase giving the author of the source issufficient. The abbreviation n. pag.is notnecessary.


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7.

A. According to a report by the United StatesJustice Departments Drug EnforcementAdministration, marijuana in the 1990s wasabout five times more potent than themarijuana of the 1960s.

Explanation:The signal phrase gives the complete name of

the author of the source, in this case agovernment agency. If the student uses a

parenthetical citation, it must include thecomplete name under which the work is givenin the list of works cited: (United States,Dept. of Justice, Drug EnforcementAdministration).


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8.

A. I consider this [alleviating acute pain andnausea] a need that has to be filled, saysRabbi Isaac P. Fried of New York of hisadministration of marijuana to suffering

patients. Should I buckle under the fear of anarchaic law that doesnt deal with the presentneeds of the 1990s? (qtd. In Treaster 38).

Explanation:

When a source is quoted in another source, MLAstyle requires the abbreviation qtd. in (forquoted in).


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9.

B. Brian Hecht sums up the debate over themedical use of marijuana in three questions:(1) Is the drug safe? (2) does it work? And (3)How does it compare with other available

drugs? (8).Explanation:Because the question mark is in the original

source, it appears inside the quotation mark

and before the parenthetical citation. Aperiod follows the parentheses.


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10.

A. Fiona A. Campbell et al. present the results ofscientific studies on the effectiveness andsafety of using marijuana for medicalpurposes.

Explanation:In MLA style for a work with more than three

authors, the in-text citation matches theentry in the list of works cited. In this cate,

et al. appears after the first authorsname. Alternatively, the student could use allthe authors names in the works cited list andthe in-text citation.


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Every source on Works Cited must be mentioned in

body of paper

Every source cited in an in-text citation must beincluded on Works Cited page

First word in each entry of Works Cited must alsoappear in the in-text citation


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Used to document sources to avoid

plagiarismConsult OWL at Purdue for up-to-date

formulas

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Bibliography generators are like Word anddont always catch errors

Entries are arranged alphabetically by

author, or by title if there is no author


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Each entry includes medium of publication ofsource (Print, Web, DVD, etc)

It there is more than one entry per author, worksare arranged alphabetically by title

For second and all additional entries, type threehyphens and a period in place of the authors

name

Link to example on Owl at Purdue

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/


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1.

A. Al Capone. The History Files. Chicago Hist.Soc., 1999. Web. 9 Oct. 2002.

Explanation:

For a work without an author, a works citedentry begins with the title of the source, notwith Anonymous.


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2.

A. Roark, James L., et al. The AmericanPromise: A History of the United States. 2ndcompact ed. Boston: Bedford, 2003. Print.

Explanation:In MLA style, a work with four or more authors

is listed by the name of the first authorfollowed by et al. Alternatively, a work can

be listed by the names of all the authors asthey are given in the source.


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3.

A. Biskind, Peter. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. NewYork: Touchstone-Simon, 1998. Print.

Explanation:In MLA style, the city of publication precedes

the name of the publisher and the date ofpublication.


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B. The Godfather. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola.Perf. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. Paramount,1972. Film.

Explanation:Because the student has used dialogue from thefilm and has not emphasized one personscontribution, the MLA works cited entry

begins with the title of the film, not thedirectors name.


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5.

B. Hamill, Pete. Dapper Dons Time Gone.nydailynews.com. Daily News, 18 June 2001.

Web. 7 Oct. 2002.

Explanation:Both the date of publication and the date of

access are given for an online source.


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6.

A. Biskind, Peter. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. NewYork: Touchstone-Simon, 1998. Print.

Explanation:

Although the student has quoted Towneswords, the book in which the words appearwas written by Biskind, not Towne.


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7.

A. Mobilio, Albert. Why Organized Crime IsntWhat It Used to Be. Rev. ofGotham

Unbound: How New York City Was Liberatedfrom the Grip of Organized Crime, by

James B. Jacobs. Village Voice. Village Voice, 29Sept. 1999. Web. 30 Sept. 2002.

Explanation:The works cited entry for a review should

include the words Rev. of and the title andauthor of the work reviewed.


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8.

B. Millman, Joyce. Sympathy for the (Jersey)Devil. Salon. Com. Salon Media Group, 27Feb. 2001. Web. 1 Oct. 2002.

Explanation:In MLA style for dates, the day precedes the

month, and the day and the month are notseparated from the year with a comma.


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B. Agins, Teri, and Joe Flint. Mobster Chic: ItsMenswear a la Sopranos, Wall StreetJournal 10 Mar. 2003: B1. Print.

Explanation:In MLA style, the authors names are followed

by the title of the article and then the nameof the newspaper, the date, and the page

number.


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Groups of 2-3 people

Use MLA Format to create a Works Citedpage in Word

There are 9 sources Cite OWL at Purdue (perform a google search

to find website) Cite http://www.steelers.com/ Go to news, to press releases, to Steelers Cruise

Behrens text page 291
http://www.steelers.com/http://www.steelers.com/


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6 modules to complete

Starting smart, choosing a topic, searching Alleycat,Finding articles, using the web, citing sources

Take each quiz

Print results

Results do not include your name so whenyou print, you must retrieve it from theprinter immediately!

Access at

www.ccac.edu/library/iconnect


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Critique Rough Draft

Quiz appropriate language, using exactwords, active verbs, MLA

Hacker readings and selected exercises about

apostrophes, quotation marks, commas,semicolons, & colons

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