Select the correct text in the passage.
Alina is revising her research paper about online classes to be sure she is citing her sources correctly. Alina is using MLA style for her in-text citations. Which sentence should she revise?

The widespread use of technology (including computers and smartphones) have led to a wide variety of online course opportunities (“Benefits of Digital Learning”).

Online classes can really support “students who struggle to build positive relationships with teachers, need to recover failed credits, or have a work schedule that makes attending traditional school hours difficult” (Deleon, Desiree).

Students can also “participate in unique courses that may not be offered at their own school, such as language or business classes” (Deleon).

In an online class, “Emails and discussion board posts are utilized in place of in-person discussions” (Rhodes).

The widespread use of technology (including computers and smartphones) have led to a wide variety of online course opportunities (“Benefits of Digital Learning”).

Explanation:

The subject “use of technology” is singular, so the verb should be “has” instead of “have” to maintain proper subject-verb agreement. The revised sentence would be:

"The widespread use of technology (including computers and smartphones) has led to a wide variety of online course opportunities (“Benefits of Digital Learning”)."

adeletedaccount adeletedaccount · Answer 2 · 2024-05-22T12:15:03-04:00

Answer:

Online classes can really support “students who struggle to build positive relationships with teachers, need to recover failed credits, or have a work schedule that makes attending traditional school hours difficult” (Deleon, Desiree).

Explanation:

The sentence "Online classes can really support 'students who struggle to build positive relationships with teachers, need to recover failed credits, or have a work schedule that makes attending traditional school hours difficult' (Deleon, Desiree)" should be revised for correct MLA in-text citation format.

In MLA style, when citing a source within parentheses, the author's last name should be followed by the page number if available. However, if the source is from an online article or does not have page numbers, then only the author's last name is needed. In this case, since the source is likely an online article ("Benefits of Digital Learning"), and the author's name is provided, the citation should include the author's last name only (without the page number).

So, the revised citation would look like this:

Online classes can really support "students who struggle to build positive relationships with teachers, need to recover failed credits, or have a work schedule that makes attending traditional school hours difficult" (Deleon).