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    Are book titles supposed to be underlined?
    Community Answer
    No because book titles are italicized, not underlined.
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    If you leave out portions of a sentence and couple it to another sentence as an abstract, how do you show the missing portion?
    Donagan
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    Substitute an ellipsis for the missing words.
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    Where do I put a period in quotes ending with ellipses?
    Donagan
    Top Answerer
    The ellipsis takes the place of the final period.
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    Is the book title italized in a paper?
    Community Answer
    Yes. Book titles are italicized in a research paper, thesis, etc. following APA, MLA and Chicago formats.
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    If I used the book as a reference but I am not quoting directly from it, how do I list the reference in the paragraph?
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    An in-text citation is written with the author's last name and date of publication in parentheses, ex. (Joyce, 2008) if there is no quote.
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