Use Appropriate Verbs toIndicate the Attitude of Sources
You use signal phrases to work quoted text into your writing,providing context, explanation, or other introduction for thequote.
The verbs you use in your signal phrases should align with theattitude of the source you are quoting. The verb tenses you useshould be determined by whether you are using Modern LanguageAssociation (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), orChicago Manual of Style (CMS) guidelines.
Please answer the following questions.
Q1. What attitude is indicated in the signal phrase (in bold) inthe following example?
“Retailing represents all the activities directly related to thesale of goods and services to the ultimate consumer for personal,nonbusiness use,” according to Lamb. Indeed, Lambinsists, “Retailing has enhanced the quality of our dailylives in countless ways” (sec. 14-1).
Source: Lamb, Charles W., et al., MKTG. 12thed., e-book, Cengage, 2019.
A. Objective/neutral
B. Suggesting/implying
C. Disagreeing
D. Claiming/arguing
Q2. What attitude is indicated in the signal phrase (in bold) inthe following example?
“In 2010, Congress included in the Dodd-Frank Law a requirementthat companies disclose the CEO-worker pay ratio each year.Evidently,” Lamb laments, “this requirementwas largely ignored by American businesses” (ch. 3).
Source: Lamb, Charles W., et al., MKTG. 12thed., e-book, Cengage, 2019.
A. Objective/neutral
B. Claiming/arguing
C. Suggesting/implying
D. Disagreeing
Q3. Is the following sentence documented according to ModernLanguage Association (MLA), American Psychological Association(APA), or (Chicago Manual of Style) CMS guidelines?
“Evidently,” Lamb has lamented, “this requirement was largelyignored by American businesses” (ch. 3).
Source: Lamb, Charles W., et al., MKTG. 12thed., e-book, Cengage, 2019.
Check all that apply.
CMS
APA
MLA
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