Definition: Attributive Tags: short phrases that indicate that an idea or quote in your writing comes from somewhere else. In other words, you "tag" ideas and other evidence to show that they should be attributed (credited) to outside sources. Purpose:
Credentials before quote, paraphrase, summary: They are often verbs such as says, writes, claims, comments, notes, discusses 1. From this we can see . . . 2. In other words . . . 3. This means . . . 4. According to . . . No Orphan Quotes! Quotations which have been "dropped into" a paragraph with no in-text attribution are sometimes referred to as "orphan quotes," since they can often feel misplaced and unclearly related to the material around them. In general, avoid orphan quotes in your writing! http://www.uwyo.edu/english/degrees/undergraduate-students/english1010/1010-osh-attributive%20tags.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYZTJJFnhlY Additional Info on tags and/or citations: http://www.ccsj.edu/library/MLA%20for%20CCSJ%20mar%2010.pdf |
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