In-Text Citation Review

If the author's last name is used in the sentence, then you ______ need it in the parentheses (for an in-text citation). 

• do
• don't

If you don't have an author to cite, what do you do for an in-text citation?

• Use the title of the article, and PUT IT IN ALL CAPS

• Use the title of the article instead, and put it in quotes

• Use the URL

• Just skip it and do nothing

If the name of the article is really long, are you allowed to shorten it to 3-4 words for an in-text citation?

• Yes

• No

When you paraphrase, you are using someone's ideas, and not their exact words. Do you still need to cite your source?

• Yes

• No

• Only sometimes

Only direct quotes need to be cited.

• True
• False

Which of the following does NOT need to be cited?

• exact words of an author
• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
• Your own words and ideas

Every citation has two parts. What are they?

• Summaries and Works Cited

• Exact words and quotations

• An author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found

• A parenthetical citation and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page

Select which parenthetical citation is PROPERLY DONE from the options below.

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately, (Smith 10).

A book with page numbers written by Lori Ratliff... 
Which citation is INCORRECT?

• English rocks (Ratliff 14).
• According to Ratliff, English rocks (14).
• Ratliff asserts that English rocks (14).
• English rocks (Ratliff, 14). 

An article written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers.

Which citation is CORRECT?

• English is a complicated language (Roberts 33).

• English is a complicated language (Roberts p. 33).

• Roberts believes that English is a complicated language (Roberts 33).

• According to Roberts, English is a complicated language (Roberts).