English Flashcards
It is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature that aims to “strengthen the study and teaching of language and literature.”
Modern Language Association, or commonly known as MLA
How do you document a book with a single author?
- Write the last name first, followed by the first name.
- The entire title of the book in italics.
- Place of publication, then colon (:).
- The publisher or publishing house, followed by a comma, and then add the year of publication.
- Put a period for separation of information, then add the classification of material (printed or web).
How do you document a book with 2 authors?
The same pattern as the first rule, however, both the names of the authors should be written and the arrangement of the names of the authors should be:
Last Name, First Name (first author), and First Name, Last Name (second author).
This is an abbreviation of the Latin term “et alia,” which means “and others.” It is used in source citations to save space when there are too many authors to name them all.
et. al.
It is a symbol used to represent the repeated name of an author or editor.
3-em dash
It is the manner in which the writer gives credit or acknowledges other people (book) as the source of the original information.
In-text citation or parenthetical referencing
What is the first rule of in-text citation that tells us how to cite a source of information?
When quoting a portion of somebody’s work, you need to acknowledge the source by writing the author’s surname and the page reference closest to the quoted part.
State the second rule of in-text citation that explains the citing of sources with page only.
When including the author’s name in the text, cite only the page reference.
Describe how to cite a book with two authors.
When quoting from a book with two authors, the two surnames must be written.
Explain the fourth citation rule, which explains how to cite a book with three authors.
When quoting from a book with three authors, the names of all the three authors must be cited.
How do we cite two books with different authors and page references?
When quoting from two books, the fifth rule of in-text citation states that the author and pagereferenceof each book must be cited.
What does the sixth rule of in-text citation teach us?
When quoting from two locations (pages) in the same book, both page references must be cited.
If parents want to understand their children’s behavior during their early teenager life, they must know that according to psychologists, teenagers assert their own space and declare their independence, imagined or real, in a style that they believed to be effective (Antonio 69).
RULE #1 | Citing a source of information
According to Dr. Roman Antonio, parents must be aware that their teenagers assert their own space and declare their independence, imagined or real, between the ages of 13-16 in a style they believe to be effective (69).
RULE #2 | Citing a source with page only
A child who grew up in overly protected surroundings is more likely to develop fear in his/her environment (Santos and Reyes 288).
RULE #3 | Citing a book with 2 authors
