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When you quote another writer's words, it's best to introduce or contextualize the quote. How to quote in an essay?To introduce a quote in an essay, don't forget to include author's last name and page number (MLA) or author, date, and page number (APA) in your citation. Shown below are some possible ways to introduce quotations. The examples use MLA format. 1. Use a full sentence followed by a colon to introduce a quotation.Examples:
2. Begin a sentence with your own words, then complete it with quoted words.Note that in the second example below, a slash with a space on either side ( / ) marks a line break in the original poem. Examples:
3. Use an introductory phrase naming the source, followed by a comma to quote a critic or researcherNote that the first letter after the quotation marks should be upper case. According to MLA guidelines, if you change the case of a letter from the original, you must indicate this with brackets. APA format doesn't require brackets. Examples:
4. Use a descriptive verb, followed by a comma to introduce a critic's wordsAvoid using says unless the words were originally spoken aloud, for instance, during an interview. Examples:
5. Don't follow it with a comma if your lead-in to the quotation ends in that or asThe first letter of the quotation should be lower case. Examples:
Download Article Download Article When writing a research paper or other report, you may find that you want to quote directly from a source. The Modern Language Association (MLA) has specific formatting guidelines for including direct quotes in your work. These guidelines differ depending on the length of the quoted material. Additional rules apply if you want to change or omit words from the quoted material so it flows well with your own writing.[1]
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Advertisement Ask a Question 200 characters left Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Submit Advertisement Thanks for submitting a tip for review! ReferencesAbout This ArticleThanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 31,723 times. Did this article help you?Get all the best how-tos! Sign up for wikiHow's weekly email newsletter Subscribe You're all set! How do you cite a quote from a website in MLA format in an essay?Revised on June 16, 2022. An MLA website citation includes the author's name, the title of the page (in quotation marks), the name of the website (in italics), the publication date, and the URL (without “https://”). If the author is unknown, start with the title of the page instead.
How do you cite a quote of a quote in MLA?Citing an Indirect (Secondary) Source
However, if you need to cite an indirect source, as the manual refers to secondary sources, if what you quote or paraphrase is itself a quotation, put the abbreviation qtd. in (“quoted in”) before the indirect source you cite in your parenthetical reference.
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