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Title: Direct Quotations


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Direct Quotations
  • How to properly use direct quotes
  • in your writing.

2
When should you use them?
  • You will use a direct quotation when exact
    wording is essential to convey the meaning of the
    speaker.

3
General Rules
  • Copy the authors exact words and enclose them in
    quotation marks ( )
  • Follow the rules for punctuation and
    capitalization
  • Place commas and periods inside the quotation
    marks
  • Place colons ( ), semi-colons ( ), and dashes
    outside quotation marks
  • Place question marks or exclamation points inside
    quotation marks when they punctuate the
    quotation, place them outside when they punctuate
    the sentence.
  • Use single quotation marks ( ...) for a
    quotation within a quotation.
  • Alter initial capitals when a quotation forms a
    grammatical part of a sentence.

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Each time you use a quote you must provide
  • A lead-in, that is, introductory words or phrases
  • Could often be the credentials of the speaker
  • English professor at Yale University, Dr. Brown,
    states, Shakespeare is perhaps the best literary
    figure of all time.
  • A follow-up, that is, an explanation of its
    meaning, relevance, or significance.
  • You must explain the quote and connect it to your
    text. If you fail to do so, the quote will
    appear as a filler, rather than meaningful to
    your paper.
  • A parenthetical citation to give credit
    (discussed later)

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When using direct quotes
  • Avoid using the word said over and over again.
    Try replacing it with one of the following where
    appropriate
  • Stacey maintains.
  • According to Stacey.
  • Stacey presents..
  • Stacey argues..
  • Stacey claims.

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What if I just want to use a portion of the quote?
  • If you do not want to use the ENTIRE quote,
  • follow these rules
  • Use ellipses . . . enclosed in brackets to
    indicate that you have omitted something. For
    example, if the quote was It was the best of
    times, it was the worst of times, it was the age
    of beauty, and you didnt want to use the whole
    thing, you could do one of the following
  • . . . it was the worst of times, it was the
    age of beauty.
  • It was the best of times, . . ., it was the
    age of beauty
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of
    times, . . .

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Paraphrasing Quotes
  • Keep in mind that just because you find a great
    quote, does not mean that you have to put it in
    your paper as a direct quotation. It is possible
    to paraphrase quotes
  • Quotation
  • Fred Hein explains, Except for identical twins,
    each persons heredity is unique.
  • Paraphrase
  • Fred Hein explains that heredity is special and
    distinct for each of us, unless a person is one
    of identical twins (294).

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Homework
  • Go online tonight, and find 5 quotes that you
    find inspiring, or ones that you particularly
    like.
  • An easy way to do this is to type into Google
    quotes about _______.
  • Write or type 5 quotes that you like, and provide
    the URL for each as well as the name of the
    person given credit for coining the phrase.
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