RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

CHICAGO STYLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following types of sources should be placed in “quotation marks” in your footnotes?
A
Titles of dissertations or theses
B
Titles of books
C
Titles of newspapers
D
Titles of articles
E
Titles of chapters within a book
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rules to Remember in Writing Footnotes: Titles of books, journals or magazines should be underlined or italicized. Titles of articles or chapters-items which are only a part of a book–are put in quotation marks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Footnotes (sometimes just called ‘notes’) are what they sound like-a note (or a reference to a source of information) which appears at the foot (bottom) of a page. In a footnote referencing system, you indicate a reference by: Putting a small number above the line of type directly following the source material.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation. Generally and grammatically speaking, put titles of shorter works in quotation marks but italicize titles of longer works. For example, put a “song title” in quotation marks but italicize the title of the album it appears on.

There is 1 question to complete.