In the essay, Annoying Ways People Use Sources, Kyle D, Stedman, tells us about six annoying ways people use quotations in essays,and grammar errors the writer makes using quotes. Using metaphorical situations Stedman shows his reader the wrong way people use their resources.
1. Armadillo Roadkill-> Putting a quote in without introducing it first.
You can avoid this by giving the reader a bridge or in other words a way to know where the quote came from.
2. Dating Spider-Man-> Starting or ending a paragraph with a quotation.
To fix this make sure your guiding your reader to the quote and after your telling them a way to interpret the quote.
3. Uncle Barry and His Encyclopedia of Useless Information-> Using too many quotes without explaining them.
To fix this you can go back to each quotation and say why it's there.
4. Am I in the Right Movie?-> Putting a quote in a sentence without using proper grammar.
To fix this read your easy out loud and if it's hard to read a quotation you should adjust it.
5. I Can't Find the Stupid Link-> The first letter of the parenthetical doesn't match with the first letter of the works cited at the end.
To fix this make sure the first word in the works cited entry matches the word you used in the in-text citation.
6. I Swear I Did Some Research!-> Blends words and phrases from sources with ones that they came up with themselves.
To fix this write sentences before the citation with things that tell the reader what information came from where.
1. Armadillo Roadkill-> Putting a quote in without introducing it first.
You can avoid this by giving the reader a bridge or in other words a way to know where the quote came from.
2. Dating Spider-Man-> Starting or ending a paragraph with a quotation.
To fix this make sure your guiding your reader to the quote and after your telling them a way to interpret the quote.
3. Uncle Barry and His Encyclopedia of Useless Information-> Using too many quotes without explaining them.
To fix this you can go back to each quotation and say why it's there.
4. Am I in the Right Movie?-> Putting a quote in a sentence without using proper grammar.
To fix this read your easy out loud and if it's hard to read a quotation you should adjust it.
5. I Can't Find the Stupid Link-> The first letter of the parenthetical doesn't match with the first letter of the works cited at the end.
To fix this make sure the first word in the works cited entry matches the word you used in the in-text citation.
6. I Swear I Did Some Research!-> Blends words and phrases from sources with ones that they came up with themselves.
To fix this write sentences before the citation with things that tell the reader what information came from where.
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