MLA Exercise

Danielle Brener

Ms. Mauk

ENC 2135

2 February 2016

On Plagiarism

1. Plagiarism is copying someone else’s work without citing it in a paper

2. Summary is a quick description about the important main points of a literacy work (usually a book). Paraphrase is rewording someone’s statements. Quotation is someone else’s words in an excerpt cited from a source

On Bibliographies

1. Hall, Ashley. All The King’s Horses. New York: Hyperion, 2011. Print.

2. Grace, Marvin, and Carole King. “Blissful Words: Thomas Bliss’s Use of Language.” Journal of 18th Century Rhetorics (2004): 69-92. JSTOR. Web. 28 Jan. 2007.

3. xXPonyGirlXx. “Horses, Friend or Foe?” Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube, 8 Aug. 2008. Web. 9 Sept. 2009.

4. Hardenbough, Margot. “Basic Rules of Fashion for Beginners.” Fashion 101. N.P., n.d. Web.

On In-Text Citations

1. The error in the sentence is that the question mark should be included in the quote and the period would go after the page number citing.

Sentence: Trying to explain Ayn Rand’s influence on American politics, Robin wonders how could such “a second-rater exert such a continuing influence on the culture at large?” (27)?

Correction Sentence: Trying to explain Ayn Rand’s influence on American politics, Robin wonders how could such “a second-rater exert such a continuing influence on the culture at large?” (27).

Citation: Robin, Corey. “Garbage and Gravitas.” The Nation 7 June 2010: 21-27. Print.

2. The error in the sentence is that “Stuck on You” is in the parenthesis. Since there is an author’s last name, the article name shouldn’t be in parenthesis.

Sentence: According to a 2008 study, drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage (“Stuck on You”).

Correction Sentence: According to a 2008 study, drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage (Walker).

Citation: Walker, Rob. “Stuck on You.” New York Times Magazine. New York Times, 31 May 2010. Web. 9 June 2010.

3. The error in the sentence is that it includes the publishers name and page number. Since he put the author’s last name at the beginning of the sentence, the page number should be in the parenthesis only.

Sentence: Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were “a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being” (Eggers, 167).

Correction Sentence: Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were “a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being” (167).

Citation: Franzen, Jonathan. “David Foster Wallace.” Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009. Ed. Dave Eggers. Boston: Mariner, 2009. 167-71. Print.

4. The error in the sentence is that in the parenthesis, it should add qtd in.

Sentence: For recovery to be a success, Thierry Gardere believes “what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient” (Korten 20).

Correction Sentence: For recovery to be a success, Thierry Gardere believes “what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient” (qtd. in Korten 20).

Citation: Korten, Tristram. “Rum and Hope.” The Atlantic May 2010: 19-20. Print.

5. The error in the sentence is that he put the wrong author’s name and according to the citation, there is no page number so 194 should be deleted.

Sentence: “Email just substitutes a new form for an old function” (Tanner 194).

Correction Sentence: “Email just substitutes a new form for an old function” (Tannen).

Citation: Tannen, Deborah. You’re Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation. New York: Ballantine, 2006.

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