MLA Instructions for Word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qza5pk78vJc WATCH IT!
MLA Instructions for Google Docs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7JQAgQVBmg WATCH IT!
WATCH Possessives: family's vs. families' My brother's baseball... My cat's bowl (1 cat) vs. My cats' bowl (more than 1 cat)
WATCH Introductory Commas: Before I went to school, I went to the orthodontist. (You need the comma)
WATCH Fanboy Commas: If it is a sentence before and after the FANBOY, you need the comma. If not, no comma!
Watch Caps: I went to high school. (correct) I went to Pope High School. (correct) YES! "high school" is two words!
Watch Caps: My mom helped me. (correct, do not cap if it is describing the relationship) Then, Mom helped me. (correct, cap when it is the name used for the person)
Spell out numbers that are small! Google it!
R.A.V.E.N. = Remember, Affect is a Verb, Effect is a Noun
PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER OUT LOUD IF YOU CAN. READ EVERY WORD AND LOOK AT EVERY PUNCTUATION MARK!
MLA Instructions for Google Docs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7JQAgQVBmg WATCH IT!
WATCH Possessives: family's vs. families' My brother's baseball... My cat's bowl (1 cat) vs. My cats' bowl (more than 1 cat)
WATCH Introductory Commas: Before I went to school, I went to the orthodontist. (You need the comma)
WATCH Fanboy Commas: If it is a sentence before and after the FANBOY, you need the comma. If not, no comma!
Watch Caps: I went to high school. (correct) I went to Pope High School. (correct) YES! "high school" is two words!
Watch Caps: My mom helped me. (correct, do not cap if it is describing the relationship) Then, Mom helped me. (correct, cap when it is the name used for the person)
Spell out numbers that are small! Google it!
R.A.V.E.N. = Remember, Affect is a Verb, Effect is a Noun
PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER OUT LOUD IF YOU CAN. READ EVERY WORD AND LOOK AT EVERY PUNCTUATION MARK!