Alba English

Materials for Class

Cite using Sentence Style

Careful!

Pattern 2: NVF (Name-Verb-Finding)

Name Verb Finding
Smith (1999) stated (that) X is Y
Smith (1999, p. 31) found (that) not all X are Y
Smith and Jones (2001) noted (that) “QUOTE”

Pattern 3: ANVCF (As-Name-Verb-Comma-Finding)

Preposition Name Verb Finding
As Smith (1999) stated, X is Y
  Smith (1999, p. 31) found, not all X are Y
  Smith and Jones (2001) noted, “QUOTE”

Pattern 4: INCF (Intro-Name-Comma-Finding)

Intro Name WITH COMMA Finding
According to Smith (1999), X is Y
In the words of Smith (1999, p. 31), not all X are Y
To quote Smith and Jones (2001), “QUOTE”

Pattern 5: SNVF (Source Type - Name - Verb - Finding)

Source Type Name Verb (that) Finding
An article by Smith (1999) stated (that) X is Y
A report by Smith (1999, p. 31) found (that) not all X are Y
A survey conducted by Smith and Jones (2001) noted (that) “QUOTE”

Pattern 6: NCMCVF (Name - Comma - Method - Comma - Verb- Finding)

Source Comma-Method-Comma Verb (+ that) Finding
Smith (1999) , having interviewed 12 university students, said that X is Y
Smith (1999, p. 31) , in a review of the literature on dyslexia, found that not all X are Y
Smith and Jones (2001) , using a survey of 134 High school students, noted “QUOTE”

Pattern 7: The “We already know which source you mean” pattern

Intro Source Comma We know Summary type. Optional Second part
In this article, the author argues that X , adding that Y
In the video, the speaker suggests that X , and added that Y
In this set of materials, the speaker    
Intro Source Type Summary type. Optional Second part
The TED talk suggests that Y , concluding that Y
  article describes NOUN , sharing the example of Y
  author said that QUOTE , and suggested that
This book lists three X - 1, 2, and 3 - and ends by noting Y
  lecture listed three X - 1, 2, and 3 - and ended by noting Y

Pattern 8: Inserted method

You can also insert methods into other sentences.

Pattern 9: Block quote

Blockquotes are for quotes longer than 40 words:

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

I noticed in the Chinese class that when we did have a pause…I was very relieved to have a little break. If I hadn’t noticed that, I would have carried on worrying about pauses in my own teaching. (Lowe, 1987, p. 93)

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

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