Quotations

1
Quotations

• Short Quotations
• Long Quotations

2
Short Quotations

• One word to three typed lines of prose
• One word to two lines of verse
• Place quotation marks around the quotation.

3
Short Quotation Example

• Cullen concludes, Of all the things that
  happened there/ Thats all I remember (11-12).

4
Short Quotation Example 2

• According to Foulkess study, dreams may express
  profound aspects of personality (184).

5
Long Quotations

• In prose, four or more typed lines.
• In poetry, three or more lines
• Start new line, indent one inch, double space.

6
Long Quotation Example

• Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and
  dehumanizes him throughout her narration
• They entirely refused to have it in bed with
  them, or even in their room, and I had no more
  sense, so I put it on the landing. (Bronte 78)

7
Adding Words in Quotations

• Put brackets around added words to indicate they
  are not part of the original text.

8
Adding Words Example

• Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban
  legends, states some individuals who retell
  urban legends make a point of learning every
  rumor or tale(78).

9
Omitting Words in Quotation

• Indicate the deleted word or words by using
  ellipsis marks surrounded by brackets.
• Ellipsis marks in brackets

10
Example of Omitted Words

• In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold
  Brunvand notes that some individuals make a
  point of learning every recent rumor or tale
  and in a short time a lively exchange of details
  occurs.

11
Authors Omitted Words

• Uses ellipsis marks without brackets.
• Ellipsis