Embedded Quotations

What if anything is wrong in the pink area below? An administrator from Tufts University named Jon Zaff indicates, "ninth grade is the make or break year academically for many 14- and 15-year-olds" (Willens 1).

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  indicates that,

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  "Ninth grade..."

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  indicate,

• No change needed

Answer explanation

The first letter of the quotation is always capitalized.

The word "that" should NEVER be used after the quote verb.

A singular subject requires a present tense verb to end in s.

A CD must always have an embedded quotation in it?

• True

• False

What purpose does a Context Introduction serve?

• It shows evidence in the form of a quote.

• It directly answers a question or addresses a prompt, which leads into an embedded quotation.

An embedded quotation should be 3 book lines or less for Mr. Aguilar's class.

• True

• False

What's wrong with the following embedded quote? On page 23, Sue O'Reilly claims that "in fewer than ten years we may see the results of our efforts" (23).

• citation information in the quote intro

• lacking context

• punctuation error

• citation incorrect

What is wrong with the following embedded quote? One major problem with paying for college is how expensive it has become. "In 1975, annual tuition and fees for the University of California were about $630 (which adjusted for inflation is over $3,000) and UC tuition and fees now are over $14,000" (Strauss).

• Not a complete sentence

• lacking context

• incorrect citation

• introduction doesn't match the quote

What is wrong with the following embedded quote?

One of the biggest problems was that "so many didn't have that privilege and lost their jobs, with no means to pay their rent or mortgage" (Zacharek).

• lacking context

• Punctuation errors

• Incorrect citation

What is an embedded quotation?

• A) A quotation that is integrated into a sentence.

• B) A quotation that stands alone as a separate sentence.

• C) A quotation that is used as a title.

• D) A quotation that is paraphrased.

Which of the following sentences contains an embedded quotation?

• A) The author states, 'This is the best day ever.'

• B) 'This is the best day ever,' the author states.

• C) The author states that this is the best day ever.

• D) The author states: 'This is the best day ever.'

What punctuation is typically used to introduce an embedded quotation?

• A) Comma

• B) Colon

• C) Semicolon

• D) Period