Question

review the mla citation.

sanchez, maria. suggestions for accident prevention.
u.s. department of transportation, 12 july 2005, web.

which statement accurately describes the errors contained in this mla citation?

there are punctuation errors.
there are capitalization errors.
the date accessed has been omitted.
the medium type has been omitted.

Explanation:

Analyze the given MLA citation

The provided citation is:
Sanchez, Maria. Suggestions for Accident Prevention. U.S. Department of Transportation, 12 July 2005, Web.

Identify the citation style rules and errors

• Under older MLA guidelines (MLA 7), a citation for a web source requires the medium of publication ("Web") and the date of access.
• The citation includes the publication date (12 July 2005) and the medium ("Web"), but it completely omits the date when the researcher accessed the online source.

Evaluate the multiple-choice options

• "There are punctuation errors": The punctuation follows standard MLA 7 formatting.
• "There are capitalization errors": Capitalization is correct.
• "The date accessed has been omitted": Correct, as a web citation must include the date of access.
• "The medium type has been omitted": Incorrect, "Web" is explicitly included.

Answer:

• There are punctuation errors.
• There are capitalization errors.
• The date accessed has been omitted. (Correct answer)
• The medium type has been omitted.