How do you state a quote in an essay?

How do you state a quote in an essay?

Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented inch from the left margin while maintaining double-spacing. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks. (You should maintain double-spacing throughout your essay.)

Where do you put quotes in a sentence?

Quotation marks and other punctuation marks Sentence-ending punctuation is a whole different story. In the United States, the rule of thumb is that commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks, and colons and semicolons (dashes as well) go outside: “There was a storm last night,” Paul said.

Can you quote in the middle of a sentence?

Quotations placed in the middle of a sentence When a quotation is included within a larger sentence, do not use ellipsis points at the beginning or end of the quoted material, even if the beginning or end of the original sentence has been omitted.

How do you show a gap in a quote?

When an omission is made from within a direct quotation, ellipsis points take the place of the omitted text. A space should appear between each of the three dots, as well as before and after the ellipsis. One of the most common ellipsis point usage errors is to omit the required spaces.

How do you indicate a missing text?

Sometimes, text is omitted from the middle of a sentence. The missing text is indicated with an ellipsis: Original: He came home, with dogs and parakeet in tow, just in time for supper. With text omitted: He came home . . . just in time for supper.

How do you indicate a removed text?

Dots should be used to indicate removed text that doesn’t alter the meaning of the quote. This is important — especially in regulatory or other formal/legal wording. You should also only use dots for reasonably short deletions — definitely not over a paragraph, and only over a sentence if really needed.