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English style and grammatical issues are briefly addressed.

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Please allow my ideas to help:

1.
(A)The other students and him (

Which letter of the sentence shows an error?: *
a) A

2. Which choice contains the proper format for parenthetical notation we might find in an essay which is citing a work from three authors?: *
a) (Gordon, Beck, and Smith 105)
b) (105 Gordon, Beck and Smith)
c) (Gordon, Beck and Smith, pg 105)
d) (Gordon, Beck, and Smith, p. 105)

This one depends upon APA or MLA format. Since I do not know which one your class uses, please refer to these websites to choose:

MLA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/03/

APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/

3. What is a DBQ?: *
c) ...

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