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What are direct quotations?
What are direct quotations?
Phrases, sentences, or paragraphs that are copied word for word from someone else's writing.
How should direct quotations be incorporated into your text?
How should direct quotations be incorporated into your text?
By enclosing the words in quotation marks and incorporating the quote into your text.
When should direct quotations be used?
When should direct quotations be used?
Direct quotations should be used sparingly and only if there is a good reason to use them. Otherwise, it is better to paraphrase the information into your own words.
How can you give credit to the author when using their original words?
How can you give credit to the author when using their original words?
What is a correct use of a signal phrase?
What is a correct use of a signal phrase?
Using tags in direct quotations, a tag such as ______ often introduces the quotation and is followed by a comma.
Using tags in direct quotations, a tag such as ______ often introduces the quotation and is followed by a comma.
If the tag interrupts a passage, set it apart by ______.
If the tag interrupts a passage, set it apart by ______.
If the tag appears at the end, use a ______ to set it apart from the quotation.
If the tag appears at the end, use a ______ to set it apart from the quotation.
When using direct quotations, enclose the words in ______ marks.
When using direct quotations, enclose the words in ______ marks.
When using the author's original words, we can give credit to the author by using a ______ or signal phrase.
When using the author's original words, we can give credit to the author by using a ______ or signal phrase.
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