| Term | Definition |
|---|
| A summary is | a sentence, paragraphs or grouped paragraphs that tell the main idea and major supporting points covered in a written or performed work |
| A direct quote tells | or gives the exact words used by an author or speaker; direct quotes are enclosed in quotation marks and followed by parenthetical footnotes |
| An indirect quote tells | what the source said, but does not use the exact words and is not placed in quotation marks; an indirect quote is followed by a parenthetical footnote |
| The first sentence in a summary | the author's purpose (main idea), the tittle of the essay being summarized, and the name of the author who wrote the essay |
| after the first line of a work cited entry, how do we space the rest of the information | Indent the second and subsequent lines of a work cited list five spaces or one inch |
| What information goes inside a parenthetical footnote | Place the author's last name and page number where I found the information inside a parenthetical footnote |
| How should we organize the information in a summary | organize the information in a summary in the same order of the original work |
| What are two ways did I suggest you use to correct a fused sentece error | Place a period at the end of the first sentence, and capitalize the first lettter of the second sentence; Connect the two senteces with one of the seven coordination conjunctions "are," "but," "or," "for," "nor," "yet," and "so." |
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