How to Quote

When using ONLINE sources, what do you put in your in-text citation?

• Website link

• Author name only OR article title if there is no author

• Author name AND page number

• Author name AND paragraph number

Which in-text citation of a BOOK is correct?

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Tommy Orange 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange pg 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks." (118)

When a writers uses a parenthetical citation to give credit to an author, the punctuation should go:

• Inside the quotation marks.

• Outside quotes and the citation.

Without the parenthetical citation, the punctuation should go:

• Inside the quotation marks.

• Outside the quotation marks.

A _______________ is used to show WHO said or wrote the quote.

• source

• quotation mark

• speaker tag

• explanation

Which sentence uses quotation marks and punctuation correctly?

• "Kim wants to play inside, not outside, Kelly said."

• "Kim wants to play inside, not outside," Kelly said.

• "Kim wants to play inside, not outside Kelly said."

It is important to provide background information BEFORE giving the quote so that the reader can understand the quote better.

• True

• False

When quoting a quote, a writer should:

• Do nothing.

• Use single quotes to show what was already quoted in the text.

• Use the traditional double quotes for everything.

How should a writer quote and punctuate this line from a story:Laurie regarded his father coldly. "I didn't learn nothing," he said.

• "Laurie regarded his father coldly. "I didn't learn nothing," he said."

• "Laurie regarded his father coldly. 'I didn't learn nothing,' he said."

What is the correct way to introduce a quote in an essay?

• A) Start with a quote without any introduction.

• B) Use a signal phrase to introduce the quote.

• C) Place the quote in the middle of a sentence without context.

• D) End the paragraph with a quote.