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How a source is introduced into a sentence, and the difference between attributing and endorsing.
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Source A is a transportation planner's memo on what a new bus lane might do once it opens. Which signal phrase fits?
Source B is a peer-reviewed study comparing 400 students' sleep logs and test scores. Which signal phrase best matches the source's action?
Source C is an editorial that takes a stand on moving the school day to a later start. Which signal phrase is most precise?
Source D is a city budget table listing library spending from 2019 to 2024. Which sentence introduces it accurately?
Source E is a neuroscientist's interview on why multitasking can slow task completion. Which signal phrase fits?
Source F is a museum curator's blog post about what a mural's symbols might mean. Which signal phrase fits the source and purpose?
A student writes, "The hospital's statement maintains that the wait times improved." What does the signal phrase show?
Which sentence endorses rather than merely attributes the source's position?
The sentence says, "Critics contend that the policy rewards companies too generously." The writer is primarily doing what?
Which revision keeps the writer neutral about the source's claim?
A paragraph says, "The manufacturer says the battery lasts 18 hours." What should a careful reader understand?
A draft states, "Teen volunteer rates rose 12 percent last year." What is the main cost of leaving the figure unattributed?
A student writes, "Only 38 percent of residents use the park weekly." What does a missing source most directly weaken?
A synthesis essay says, "Food waste dropped by 30 percent (Source C)." What does the parenthetical let the reader do?
Which statement in an argument most needs a source?
A draft says, "Students check their phones 60 times a day." Which revision best fixes the attribution problem?
A sentence ends with "(Garcia 112)." What does that parenthetical citation usually tell an MLA reader?
What does "(Smith and Patel 34)" establish for a reader?
A sentence ends "(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)." What can the reader infer from that citation alone?
A source card lists Nguyen, "Public Transit Equity," 2022. The essay cites "(Nguyen)." What does the parenthetical not tell the reader?
Which statement about an in-text citation is accurate?
Source: "The canal reduced shipping time, but it also displaced families." Which student sentence paraphrases with credit?
Source: "The app rewards constant checking with badges and streaks." Which version avoids uncredited borrowing?
Source: "Drought turned the reservoir into a ring of cracked clay." Which student sentence needs citation most urgently?
A source says, "The policy shifted costs from the company to the customer." Which sentence is a credited paraphrase?
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