MLA Format
What do you use if no page number for an article is provided?
"N.P."
What do you do if the words of a title were not capitalized in an original citation?
Leave the original title as you found it
What is the correct way to cite April 15, 2010?
15 Apr. 2010
What is a Works Consulted?
A list of potential resources you have located for your project
What words are ignored when you are arranging a Works Cited?
A, An, The
In a citation title, what words should be capitalized?
All Important Words
How is a Works Cited arranged?
Alphabetically by first word of citation
What is a Works Cited?
An alphabetized list of the resources you used for a project
Where is the first line of a Works Cited citation begun?
At the left margin
Does a period go before or after a closing quotation mark of a title?
Before
For a magazine or news article, what punctuation does the page number follow?
Colon
How is a Works Cited spaced?
Double-spaced (2.0)
What can you put if your citation has more than three authors?
Et. Al
What do you use if there is more than one city listed on the title page of a book?
First American City
How are titles of articles, essay, stories, Web pages, and television episodes written?
In quotation marks
How should subsequent lines of a citation be formatted?
Indented. 5 inches
How are the titles of books, magazines, newspapers, films, and television programs written in a Works Cited?
Italicized
What is the pattern (order of parts for an entry) if a source has two authors?
Last name, First name and First last name
Which months are not abbreviated in MLA format?
May, June, July
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
Where does a Works Cited appear in a written project?
On a separate piece of paper at the end of your paper
If you use someone else's words or ideas without crediting them, what are you guilty of?
Plagiarism
How does one set up a hanging indent for a Works Cited?
Right click your mouse and select paragraph, under indention use special pull down menu and click hanging.
Which month has a 4-letter abbreviation in MLA format?
September (Sept.)
What is the "Medium of Publication" in MLA citations?
The format of the source
What is the preferred font and size for Works Consulted or a Works Cited?
Times New Roman, 12
If the place of publication, publisher, and date of publication are not found in the first place you look, where is the second place to look in a book?
Title Page Of Book
What are the preferred margins for a Works Consulted or a Works Cited?
Top, Bottom= 1 inch; right 1 inch
When citing publication information for a book, what do you use for the place of publication?
city
In a book where should you first look for the place of publication, publisher, and date of publication?
copyright page of the book
How are authors names listed in a Works Cited?
last name, first name
Is a Works Cited ever numbered?
no
Is it necessary to include the URL of an Internet source?
no
When citing publication information for a book, must you include the state along with the city?
no, city only
What "Medium of Publication" is used for books?
What "Medium of Publication" is used for Internet sources?
web
