WorksheetsEmbedding Quotes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which quote is integrated correctly?
After killing the man, O’Flaherty describes how the sniper “became bitten by remorse” (11).
After killing the man, O’Flaherty describes the sniper. “He became bitten by remorse” (11).
Any words which are not your own should be enclosed within these.
Quotation Marks
Commas
Brackets
Parentheses
Why is it important to insert citations/quotes into our writing?
So that your writing can look fancy.
To provide evidence to support your thinking.
Because you get to copy from a source.
They are actually not needed.
What should you use if you need to change words in a quote to make it fit grammatically?
Round brackets ( )
Square brackets [ ]
Underline _____
Bold
What punctuation should you use if you need to take words out of a quote?
Ellipsis (dot, dot, dot) to replace deleted words ...
You should never take words out of a quote.
Put deleted words in italics
Use a footnote
You can change words in a quote to make it more clear.
True, if you show what you changed
False, quotes cannot be altered
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Parvana said, "everybody leans on everybody in this family."
Parvana said "everybody leans on everybody in this family."
Parvana said. "Everybody leans on everybody in this family".
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A rusty old engine claimed that he, "was too tired."
A rusty old engine claimed that he "was too tired."
A rusty old engine claimed that he, "Was too tired."
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
The toy clown reminded all the engines about "the good boys and girls on the other side of the mountain."
The toy clown reminded all of the engines about, "The good boys and girls on the other side of the mountain."
The toy clown reminded all of the engines about, "the good boys and girls on the other side of the mountain.
Which of the following is an acceptable embed?
People spend more when they use a credit card, "[cash] no longer becomes a tangible item" (Lombardo 11).
In the article, it states, "It no longer becomes a tangible item" (Lombardo 11).
Lombardo says, "it no longer becomes a tangible item" (Lombardo 11).
Lombardo says people spend more when they use a credit card because cash "no longer becomes a tangible item" (11).
Which of the following lead-ins makes grammatical sense and provides context for the quote?
Herbert told his dad that “Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it.”
After his father bought the paw, Herbert suggested, “Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it.”
In the Monkey's Paw, "Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it.”
The story says, “Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it.”
What is wrong with this sentence: Not a stranger to food, "Rick Kamp grew up working in his family's grocery store, Kamp Bros. Grocery in Oklahoma City, and by 10 years old, he was in the market cutting meat" (Marsh 33).
the period is misplaced
the quoted evidence is too long
the lead-in provides no context
Nothing! It is perfect!
Kamp said, "they had the best wine list in Oklahoma" (Marsh 33).
lead-in provides no context
misplaced period
not enough quoted evidence
Nothing! It is perfect!
Which quote is integrated correctly?
After the firemen burn the old woman and her house, Montag says to Beatty, “I’ve tried to imagine just how it would feel. I mean to have firemen burn our houses and our books” (33).
In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Montag ponders the meaning of his life and work. “I’ve tried to imagine just how it would feel. I mean, to have firemen burn our houses and our books”(33).
He questions the nature of his job. “I’ve tried to imagine just how it would feel. I mean to have firemen burn our houses and our books” (33).
What does a flow quote do?
Nothing
Blend into the text around it
Makes the writing more better
At the end of the story, Eckels doesn't want to accept the consequences of his mistake in stepping off the path, "Killing one butterfly couldn't be that important! Could it?" (Bradbury 9).
Correct
Incorrect
Why do we cite evidence?
To make our essays longer
To prove our claim/point/idea
To paraphrase
When we embed quotes, we know that they have been embedded properly if the sentence still makes logical sense when you read it because the quote does not interrupt the natural flow of the sentence.
True
False
Mark all that apply. What details should you use when embedding quotes?
The author/speaker's name
A description of the author's credentials
A punctuation marks if needed
An introductory phrase or context of the quote
Quotation marks around your direct quotes
