Incorporating Quotes

Mark all that apply. Which punctuation marks can you use after your introductory phrase and before your quote?

• Comma

• Colon

• Period

Mark all that apply. What are the bare minimum things you need to include when you're using quotes from a source?

• The author/speaker's name

• A description of the author's credentials

• A punctuation mark

• An introductory phrase

• Quotation marks around your direct quotes

True or false: It's okay to drop in a quote all by itself, without any of your own words before.

• True

• False

The only quotation type that doesn't require punctuation before the quote is..

• a comma quote

• a blended quote

• a colon quote

True or false: It's okay to edit quotes by adding or removing words without doing anything to indicate that you changed the quote.

• True

• False

Mark all that apply. A comma quote must include..

• A complete sentence before the quote

• An introductory phrase

• A comma

• A colon

Mark all that apply. A colon quote must include..

• A complete sentence before the quote

• An introductory phrase

• A comma

• A colon

A direct citation is..

• when you rewrite the author's words in your own words

• when you cite word for word from a source

A blended quote..

• must have punctuation after the introductory phrase

• uses the phrase "Author's Name says" before the quote

• mixes your words with the author's words into a new, grammatically correct sentence

Mark all that apply. An introductory phrase is used to..

• introduce the author/speaker you're quoting from

• set up the context of why you're using the quote