WHEN TO QUOTE

"Quotations are effective in research papers when used selectively. Quote only words, phrases, lines, and passages that are particularly interesting, vivid, unusual, or apt, and keep all quotations as brief as possible. Overquotation can bore your readers and might lead them to conclude that you are neither an oRiginal thinker nor a skillful writer." (Joseph Gibaldi in MLA HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS, sixth edition, p.109)*
*Nb: Had to use All Caps for title of manual--should be in boldface type or underlined!
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  1. According to the MLA Handbook, one reason quotations are effective in Research Papers when used because it's especially vivid.*
    Yes
    No


  1. According to the MLA Handbook, another reason quotations are effective in Research Papers when used only if there's no better way to say it.*
    Yes
    No


  1. Quotations can be effective in Research Papers when used:*
    to add bulk to your project
    only when there's no better way to say it
    for clarity
    redundantly
    because it's particularly interesting
    to establish authenticity of information
    if it is a primary source
    if it is a definition
    because it's especially vivid
    because it fits so well
    to add humor
    to add weight to importance of topic or detail


  1. Give 1 quotation that would enhance your discussion of the topic. and use MLA format to cite your source within your project. *


  1. Use ellipses to omit something from your quotation (3 periods, or 4 if omission carries past the end of a sentence). Cite source. *


  1. Use square brackets, [ ], to add an editorial note within a quotation. Cite your source.*





Sister Joan Marie
Kanawha County Latin Distance Learning
Nitro High School, Distance Learning
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