Writing Quotations

When using quotes, which punctuation marks should be used?

• Single quotation marks ' '

• Commas , ,

• Double quotation marks " "

• Either single ' ' or double " "

What should you do if you need to change words in a quote to make it fit grammatically?

• Round brackets ( )

• Square brackets [ ]

• Underline _____

• Bold

What sort of information should be included in quotation marks? (select all correct answers)

• Any words that are not your own

• Extracts from the book

• Your ideas and thoughts

• Your annotations

What punctuation should you use if you need to take words out of a quote?

• Ellipsis (dot, dot, dot) to replace deleted words ...

• Square brackets [ ]

• Put deleted words in italics

• Use a footnote

Which is the correct way to include a quote?

• "This is the answer." (Source 2)

• The author said this is the answer. (Source 2, Paragraph 2).

• The author stated, "This is the answer" (Source 3, Paragraph 1).

• "This is the answer. (Source 1, Paragrah 7).

When you include a direct quotation in your essay, you should . . .

• introduce the quotation with a signal phrase.

• list the source of the quotation on your works cited page

• provide a parenthetical citation to accompany the quotation.

• All of the above

When you ________, you are using someone's exact words, and you must use quotation marks.

• Borrow

• Quote

• Plagiarize

• Paraphrase

The exact words of a key person are called?

• anecdotes

• facts

• quotations

• paragraphs

You need to use ___________ when using someone's exact words in your essay.

• Your own thoughts

• Another piece of paper

• A friend's words

• Quotation marks

Quotes should be used to support or back up your topic sentence.

• True

• False