[ryanxxxx]

ok im editing this so i dont have to make a whole new thread

in the sentence
The doctor helped two patients, the boy with the broken leg and the girl with a burned arm.

what is the appositive?

[Nate]

In a research paper, you're supposed to do research. Allegedly, this entails consulting sources other than your own imagination. When you do this, you should provide some kind of written proof that you consulted said sources. This is called a "citation." It takes many forms, the most common of which looks something like this:

Last name, First name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year.

The punctuation and formatting is generally considered important because it's important that a person reading your research paper and wanting to look into your conclusions further can go find your sources easily. Having a strictly standardized method for listing the relevant information needed to locate said sources makes it easy for said person.

Here's a helpful link to the most commonly used citation style.

When you list citations in your research paper, they'll usually be in footnotes at the bottom of the pages in which you reference the sources or else in a list at the end of the paper. I prefer endnotes to footnotes, but either is generally considered acceptable for most purposes. The important thing in either case is to explicitly state when the idea you're writing is not yours.

[ryanxxxx]

thank you thank you thank you

how do i format the page in word to do the hanging indentation stuff for the works cited page?

[ryanxxxx]

nvm i got that figred out

when it says periodical what does that mean

would it be "THE ECONOMY"
or would it be "Las Angeles Times"?

im trying to add this to my works cited page

http://www.latimes.com/business/care...ck=3&cset=true

[ryanxxxx]

and also how would i cite this?
http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/20071203_release.pdf

sorry for all the questions but really my life is on the line

if i dont get at least a c in english my mom will take me out of band and i am in 4 different groups with the band at my school
its my life
im really scared

[Nate]

Originally Posted by ryanxxxx

when it says periodical what does that mean

A periodical is a magazine that comes out periodically (hence, the name), generally referring to "scholarly" journals like the membership publications of various societies like the American Medical Association or the like. When you cite something from such a source, you need to follow the "Journal Article" model in that link I gave you.

would it be "THE ECONOMY"
or would it be "Las Angeles Times"?

It's likely that both would be included. There are different formats for different types of sources. Look at that link that I sent you. There is a specific section in there for a newspaper article. The sample they give is even from the Los Angeles Times! We use different formats to accommodate the different amounts of information needed to locate different types of works.

[Nate]

Originally Posted by ryanxxxx

and also how would i cite this?
http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/20071203_release.pdf

Government sources can be tricky. Try seeing if any of the formats on this page look like they'll work.

[ryanxxxx]

i couldnt really find anything that seemed to fit

i did this

“Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities.” In National Intelligence Estimate. November 2007. 23 January 2008. http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/20071203_release.pdf

hopefully my teacher wont be too tight for the work cited page
im not in ap english or anything so my teacher should be a little more accepting but iono

do you think that will work?

[RelientKFan7]

Try googling citation machine... its a website that pretty much does it for you...

[ryanxxxx]

that would have been really nice to know haha ill remember that
thanks

[rockinguitar]

citationmachine.net or knightcitation.com