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English Skills with Readings, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College
Fragments

Key Terms


direct quotation  a passage reproduced exactly as it appears in an original work
ellipsis  three spaced periods that indicate an omission from a quoted passage
MLA style  a set of rules for documenting source material formulated by the Modern Language Association
in-text citation  a method of documenting source material by including key information in parentheses following the material's appearance in the text
paraphrase  restatement of a passage in one's own words; differs from summary in that paraphrase can be as long as the original
summary  condensed restatement of a passage in one's own words
Works Cited  a list of works (books, articles, websites, and other sources) actually quoted, paraphrased, or otherwise borrowed from in a paper








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