Finals Flashcards
MLA header order
Name
Teacher’s name
Class
Date
Font size/style
Times new roman, 12pt
Spacing
Double
Quote citation
(author page).
What do you do for your quote citation if there is no author
Cite the title of the article/essay
What titles should be in quotes and what titles should be in italics
Quotes- article and short stories
Italics- all source titles
Funnel introduction
- general statement Linking sentences Intro of author/novel Background information Thesis statement
Thesis statement formula
Novel+author+literary device+ theme statement/argument
Singular indefinite pronouns
- Bodies
- Ones
- Anything
- Each
- Either
- Everything
- Neither
- Nothing
- Somethings
Plural indefinite pronouns
- Both
- Few
- Many
- Several
Singular or plural indefinite pronouns
- All
- Any
- More
- Most
- None
- Some
- Singular when reffering to singylar words and plural when refferring to plural words
When to not use a common
Between a verb and a object
Between a preposition and an object
after such as
When to use a semi colon
- Between independent clauses that are closely related in thought and that are not joined by a coordinatioing conjection (fanboys)
- BTWN independent clauses with conjunctive adverb or transitional expression like however
That and which
Comma or no
Use a comma with which
Affect meaning
To influence
Effect meaning
Something that was influenced
When to use among or between
Among- 3 or more people or things
Between- two people or things
When to not use a lot
In formal situations
Amount vs number
Amount is plural
Number is singular
All together vs altogether
All together- in a group
Altogether- wholly or throughly
Awhile vs a while
Awhile- for a short period of time
A while- used after for
Did you have to wait for a while at the doctor’s office
Should you use because after the reason
No. Use one or the other
Being as, being that
Replace with because or since
Should you use the before both ever
No.
Both of them went to the concernt