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Alex scored in the final two seconds, and the crowd roared _________ approval.
Its
Every coat on this rack has outlived _________ usefulness.
Its
Citation
The way you tell readers that certain material in your work came from another.
The following lyrics from"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X are an example of _________________. Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
A run-on sentence
Your required topic for the essay is
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The following lines from the poem "Song of Myself (1892 Version)" by Walt Whitman are an example of ____________________________. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
A comma splice
The following sentence from the story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin is an example of ____________________________. All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it.
A complex sentence
These lines from the poem "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats are an example of ________________________________. Surely some revelation is at hand; Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
A compound sentence
The following sentence from the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is an example of ____________________________________. At first he meant to repaper the room, but afterward he said that I was letting it get the better of me, and that nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fancies.
A compound-complex sentence
The following lines from the poem "Rosa Parks" by Nikki Giovanni are an example of _____________________. And carried the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Defender to the Black Americans in the South so they would know they were not alone.
A sentence fragment
The following line from the poem "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes is an example of ____________________________. I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.
A simple sentence
The Poor Disguise
Although the writer has retained the essential content of the source, he or she has altered the paper's appearance slightly by changing key words and phrases.
According to Kearney, which type of evaluation organization is described below? This type of evaluation takes an image and analyzes how it is effective for a particular point. Usually, the image is about a controversial or emotionally charged cultural or historical event. Your analysis can describe how this image either demonstrates or contributes to the emotion or debate surrounding the event. It may be that the image is ironic or misleading.
Analysis focused on social context of the story.
A noun or pronoun set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or modify it.
Appositive
All of the CDs, even the scratched one, ________ in this case.
Are
Annie and her brothers_________at school.
Are
What is NOT one of the suggestions Kearney makes to make your essay stand out to readers?
Attempting to persuade your reader that your opinion of the topic is the only correct opinion.
A sentence error where two main clauses are joined only by a comma
Comma Splice
A sentence that consists of one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses
Complex sentence
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a semicolon or a coordinating conjunction
Compound sentence
A conjunction that links independent clauses to form a compound sentence.
Coordinating conjunction
According to Kearney, which type of evaluation organization is described below? In this essay, you would start out by describing the typical expectations of whatever subject you have (ex: rock album, romantic movie, baseball game, jazz club). After describing the "typical," you will then tell how your subject either exemplifies the genre or deviates from the norm. Probably this type of organization is best used for a satire or for a subject that deliberately tries to break out of the normal expectations of that genre.
Define genre and compare
George and Tamara _____________ want to see that movie.
Don't
According to "Avoiding Plagiarism: What do I Need to Cite" in the Plagiarism Videos chapter of the textbook, only quotations must be cited; it is okay to use other people's ideas without citation.
False
According to "Finding Your Required Source and Finding Reliable Sources," "Wikipedia, blogs, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites are ALWAYS considered reliable resources for research papers."
False
According to "Notes on Using Sources Properly," the two most common mistakes that lead to plagiarism are leaving quotation marks off on quoted material and not including a Works Cited in a research essay.
False
According to "Notes on Using Sources Properly," you should never have to frame paraphrases and summaries as you do quotations because readers can use the parenthetical citation to see which source the material is from.
False
According to the "Evidence" section of our textbook, summaries do not require citation at all.
False
This essay is required to be at least five pages long.
False
Virginia Kearney's article suggests that the best way to evaluate something is to make a chart listing everything that is good and everything that is bad about the thing and choosing which list to turn into an essay.
False
According to "Notes on Avoiding Plagiarims," the information in the parenthetical citation is the ____________________________, not including "A", "An", and "The", and the page number(s) from which the information was taken if there are page numbers.
First word of the Works Cited source citation
According to "Notes on Using Sources Properly, introducing a quote giving enough information about the source—author's name and credentials, title of the article and the website or magazine from which it was taken—to let the reader know WHY to trust the person you are quoting is called
Framing the quote
The Prime Minister, together with his wife, ________ the press cordially.
Greets
________ and I just don't seem to get along very well these days.
He
Nobody likes to discover that _________ has just missed lunch.
He or she
Neither of the women withdrew ________ job application.
Her
Saul's brother left the matter entirely up to ____________.
Him and me
A student at an all-boys high school should be on ______ best behavior.
His
One of the Perrone twins has chosen global warming as _________ topic.
His
Anyone can belong to Phi Theta Kappa if __________ grades are high enough.
His or her
Did each of the contestants answer ____________ questions correctly?
His or her
Everyone at the table had eaten _______ lunch earlier.
His or her
I'm very tall, but my sister is taller than _______.
I
Maria and ________ laughed and talked well into the night.
I
To complete our Egyptian mummy costumes, Lou Ellen and __________ bought a 12 pack of toilet paper.
I
According to the "Evidence" section of our online textbook, primary sources
Include original documents, photographs, interviews, and so forth
A clause that contains a subject and a predicate and makes a complete thought
Independent clause
Either answer ________ acceptable.
Is
Either my Wi-Fi or one of my apps________not working right.
Is
Either my mother or my father ____________coming to the meeting.
Is
Either my shoes or your coat __________ always on the floor.
Is
Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
Is
Now there_______ only one left!
Is
One of my sisters ___________ going on a trip to France.
Is
Ben __________the answer.
Knows
Nobody ___________the trouble I've seen.
Knows
The man with all the birds__________ on my street.
Lives
Grandma asked my brother and __________ to buy cherry cough drops while we were at the drugstore.
Me
In his sternest voice, Professor Cohen told Matthew and __________ that he wanted to see us after class.
Me
________ and __________ were excited to be chosen to represent the school in the regional science fair.
Me and him
A word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies or describes.Examples: "Eagerly awaiting her birthday, Mary's presents were all picked up and admired by Mary many times throughout the course of the day."
Misplaced modifier
According to the "Evidence" section of our textbook, summarizing means
Offering an overview of an entire text, or at least a lengthy section of a text
Lacks a subject, a predicate, or both
Phrase
According to "Effective Paragraph Organization using the P.I.E. Method," P.I.E.means
Point out the topic in a good topic sentence, illustrate the topic with examples from the sources, explain in your own words how the illustrated topic relates to the thesis and other essay points
According to the "Evidence" section of our online textbook, secondary sources
Present information that has already been processed or interpreted by someone else.
A sentence error that occurs when two main clauses are put together with no punctuation or conjunction
Run-on sentence
An incomplete sentence because it lacks a subject or a predicate or because it is an incomplete thought
Sentence fragment
A sentence that contains a single main clause and no subordinate clauses
Simple sentence
A clause that has a subject and a predicate but cannot stand alone
Subordinate clause
A conjunction that connects unequal parts of a sentence
Subordinating conjunction
The movie, including all the previews, ____________about two hours to watch.
Takes
According to "Finding Your Required Source and Finding Reliable Source," the source you are required to use for the informative essay is
The Occupational Outlook Handbook
According to the video "MLA Style: In-Text Citation" in the How to Format Your Essay, Use and Cite Your Sources," when a source has a corporate author, the in-text citation should include
The corporate author's name and the page number if there is one
intellectual property
The expression of original ideas
According to "What is Plagiarism and How to Avoid It" in the Plagiarism Videos chapter of the textbook, the definition of plagiarism is
The presentation of another's work, in part or in whole, as if it were one's own.
The Self-Stealer
The writer "borrows" generously from his/her previous work, violating policies concerning the expectation of originality adopted by most academic institutions.
The Photocopy
The writer copies significant portions of text straight from a single source, without alteration.
The Forgotten Footnote
The writer mentions an author's name for a source, but neglects to include specific information on the location of the material referenced. This often masks other forms of plagiarism by obscuring source locations.
The Too-Perfect Paraphrase
The writer properly cites a source, but neglects to put in quotation marks text that has been copied word-for-word, or close to it. Although attributing the basic ideas to the source, the writer is falsely claiming original presentation and interpretation of the information
The Resourceful Citer
The writer properly cites all sources, paraphrasing and using quotations appropriately. The catch? The paper contains almost no original work! It is sometimes difficult to spot this form of plagiarism because it looks like any other well-researched document
The Perfect Crime
The writer properly quotes and cites sources in some places, but goes on to paraphrase other arguments from those sources without citation. The writer tries to pass off the paraphrased material as his own analysis
The Misinformer
The writer provides inaccurate info regarding the sources making it impossible to find them
The Labor of Laziness
The writer takes the time to paraphrase most of the paper from other sources and make it all fit together, instead of spending the same effort on original work.
The Potluck Paper
The writer tries to disguise plagiarism by copying from several different sources, tweaking the sentences to make them fit together while retaining most of the original phrasing.
The Ghost Writer
The writer turns in another's work, word-for-word, as his or her own.
All of the soldiers held __________ position during the battle.
Their
Because of the tornado drill, many students were late for ____________ 10:50 classes.
Their
Both of the girls packed _____________ suitcases carefully for the trip to Alaska.
Their
People should remember that it is best to have ____________ car's oil changed every three thousand miles.
Their
Several of the volunteers contributed _____________ own money to buy the shelter a new van.
Their
Several people in our class have already submitted _________ speech topics.
Their
Some of the dinner guests ate _________ cake first.
Their
At least how many criteria should you use to evaluate your topic?
Three
According to "Notes on Avoiding Plagiarism," The general rule for paraphrasing is that you cannot use more than _______________ in ______________as the source, not including proper nouns, without enclosing those words in quotation marks.
Three of the same words in the same order
plagiarize
To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
According to "Effective Paragraph Organization using the P.I.E. Method," the E. in P.I.E. stands for "Explain how your illustration proves your point and relate it to your thesis. This is the interpretation and explanation of the supporting details. This explanation is vital to making sure your readers understand the point you are making."
True
According to "Writing the Best Research Paper Possible," even though you have put quotation marks around a quote, carefully paraphrased, or summarized without repeating any of the source's words, you have not cited a source properly unless you have put a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence or mentioned the author's name or the title of an anonymous source in the sentence. Therefore, you have committed accidental plagiarism.
True
According to Virginia Kearney's article "How to Write an Evaluation Paper with Sample Essays," Analysis by Criteria is defined as "In this type of paper, you introduce the subject, tell why you are evaluating it, what the competition is, and how you gathered your data. Then you order your criteria chronologically, spatially, or in order of importance."
True
According to the "Evidence" section in our online textbook, in order to help readers fully understand the evidence you present in your essays, you should, "Try to spell out the connections that you were making in your mind when you chose your evidence, decided where to place it in your paper, and drew conclusions based on it."
True
According to the "Evidence" section of our online textbook, when you paraphrase from a source, in order to avoid plagiarizing, you should remember that "Putting it into your own words doesn't mean just changing or rearranging a few of the author's words: to paraphrase well and avoid plagiarism, try setting your source aside and restating the sentence or paragraph you have just read, as though you were describing it to another person. . . . You'll need to indicate when you are paraphrasing someone else's text by citing your source correctly, just as you would with a quotation."
True
According to the MLA 8th Edition Handout, the correct MLA style citation format for an Online Government Publication is Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. "Registered Nurses." Occupational Outlook Handbook. 17 Dec. 2015, www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered- (Links to an external site.) nurses.htm.
True
Evaluation arguments set out criteria and then judge something to be good or bad or best or worst according to these three criteria: AESTHETICS, PRACTICALITY and ETHICS.
True
Kearney states that the "Thesis sentence should tell exactly what you think. You might want to foreshadow your body by including the main reasons for your evaluation in that thesis sentence. (Ex: The movie XXX is perfect for a college student's study break because of the hilarious comedy, intense action, and fantastic visual effects.)"
True
The players, as well as the captain, _____________ to win.
Want
Everyone on the bus _________ annoyed by the little boy running up and down the aisle.
Was
Each of my sons __________ a baseball cap.
Wears
There________ fifteen pieces of candy in that bag.
Were
He is one of those people who __________too hard.
Works
According to "MLA Format" in our online textbook, the list of sources used in the essay that appears on a separate page at the end of the essay document is called the
Works Cited
Just between _________ and _______, I think Jason is a better singer than his brother James.
You and me
According to the "Evidence" section in our online textbook, quoting means
You are reproducing another writer's words exactly as they appear on the page
Academic honesty
is expected of all students; therefore, each student is expected to accomplish his/her own work
