MLA Rules Flashcards

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1
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Proper MLA Heading?

A

FIRST & LAST NAME
INSTRUCTORS NAME
SUBJECT, PERIOD
DATE

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2
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Proper Date Format?

A

17 January 2023 (Day month year)

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3
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What are MOVIES AND BOOKS in?

A

Italicized

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What are SHORT STORIES AND POEMS in?

A

Quotations

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Works Cited pages should always be in alphabetical order. True or false?

A

TRUE

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The period always goes inside the parenthesis (.) True or False?

A

FALSE. It goes outside.

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The period always goes outside the parenthesis (). True or False?

A

TRUE

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8
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Paper should always be…

A

1)Double spaced
2) 12 Pt Font
3) Times New Roman

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9
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Can you start a sentence with a quote?

A

NEVER, unless it’s your introduction quote.

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10
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Quotations in essays ALWAYS need a lead in. True or False?

A

TRUE

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Embed your evidence well. Think of it almost like a conversation. True or False?

A

TRUE

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12
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You do not need to lead up to a quote. True or False?

A

FALSE

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13
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What is this an example of?
Lady Macbeth is similarly haunted by the image of blood on her hands, echoing those famous words, “Out,
damned spot!” (5.1.35), and lamenting the fact that “all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten [her] little hand”
(5.1.51-52), and remove the smell of blood.————

A

BOTH using a lead in and embedding well

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