When quoting only a fragment of a sentence, you should include ellipses before and after the quoted fragment. 

Which one of these sentences best combines literary terminology and formality?

The thesis of a literary essay does not need to be debatable, only clear.

The interpretation step of literary criticism means

If you’re doing it right, the process of revision should not be difficult, according to Kelly J. Mays.

The Blinn College Writing Center recommends using pretentious language and euphemisms as a way of increasing formality in one’s writing. 

According to the Norton, literature speaks to and about what?

Which one of the Writing about Literature Conventions rules does this sentence go against or break? “Connie finally gave into the influence of Arnold and decided to leave her house, then “she watched herself push the door slowly open … watching this body and this head of long hair moving out into the sunlight where Arnold Friend waited” (Oates 137). 

How would you cite the following quote from Robert Frost’s famous poem in your poetry essay?

Literary critics turn facts into evidence by interpreting the facts and drawing on inferences, just like whom?