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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise MLA 3-3
Integrating sources in MLA papers
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Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then decide whether each student sample uses the source correctly. If the student has made an error in using the source, click on Error; if the student has quoted correctly, click on OK.
Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)
More than 1% of California’s electricity comes from the wind. During breezy early mornings in summer, the contribution goes even higher. “At those times, the wind accounts for up to 8% of our electrical load,” said Mary A. Ilyin, a wind researcher for Pacific Gas and Electric, the country’s largest utility and a major booster of wind power.
Half of California’s turbines . . . are located in Altamont Pass and feed directly into PG and E’s grid. Most of the rest are found in two other major wind centers: Tehachapi Pass on the edge of the Mojave Desert between Bakersfield and Barstow, with a capacity of 458 megawatts, and San Gorgonio Pass north of Palm Springs (231 megawatts). Both are hooked up to the power lines of Southern California Edison.
From Golden, Frederic. “Electric Wind.” Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 1990, p. B1.
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Correct. This sentence is unacceptable. The second part of the sentence is a direct quotation from the source, so it must appear in quotation marks: “during breezy early mornings in summer, the contribution goes even higher” (B1). For more help, see section MLA-3.
Sorry. This sentence is unacceptable. The second part of the sentence is a direct quotation from the source, so it must appear in quotation marks: “during breezy early mornings in summer, the contribution goes even higher” (B1). For more help, see section MLA-3.
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Correct. This sentence is acceptable. Quoted words appear in quotation marks, and the student provides the author’s name in the signal phrase and the page number in parentheses. For more help, see section MLA-3.
Sorry. This sentence is acceptable. Quoted words appear in quotation marks, and the student provides the author’s name in the signal phrase and the page number in parentheses. For more help, see section MLA-3.
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Correct. This passage is unacceptable. The words appearing in quotation marks are not word-for-word accurate. Also, the statement is not accurate because the 8% figure applies only on certain days. For more help, see section MLA-3.
Sorry. This passage is unacceptable. The words appearing in quotation marks are not word-for-word accurate. Also, the statement is not accurate because the 8% figure applies only on certain days. For more help, see section MLA-3.
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Correct. This passage is acceptable. The brackets indicate that the word California’s does not appear in the original source, and otherwise the quotation is word-for-word accurate. In addition, the MLA citation correctly indicates that the words belong to Ilyin, who was quoted by Golden. For more help, see section MLA-3.
Sorry. This passage is acceptable. The brackets indicate that the word California’s does not appear in the original source, and otherwise the quotation is word-for-word accurate. In addition, the MLA citation correctly indicates that the words belong to Ilyin, who was quoted by Golden. For more help, see section MLA-3.
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Correct. This is a dropped quotation. Quotations must be introduced with a signal phrase, usually naming the author. The following is an acceptable revision: California has pioneered the use of power. According to Frederic Golden, “Half of California’s turbines . . . are located in Altamont Pass” (B1). For more help, see section MLA-3.
Sorry. This is a dropped quotation. Quotations must be introduced with a signal phrase, usually naming the author. The following is an acceptable revision: California has pioneered the use of power. According to Frederic Golden, “Half of California’s turbines . . . are located in Altamont Pass” (B1). For more help, see section MLA-3.
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