This packet will help the learner to correctly puncutate direct quotations. It will also offer instruction in introducing quotations and the rules for format of short and long quotes.
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Introducing quotes in dialogue
When using dialogue in your writing, you need to introduce the quotation in ways that identify the speaker and characterize the way the dialogue is spoken. This is called the tag. It is best to find a variety of descriptive words to use in the tag in place of said.
Mary said, "There is a vampire biting my neck."
A reader's reaction would probably be, so what?
Mary screamed in blood curdling terror, "There is a vampire biting my neck."
The reader might have an emotional reaction.
Words to use in place of said: yelled, hollered, whispered, pleaded, called, shouted, begged, implored, sighed, cried.
Add some adjectives and adverbs to the tag to increase the meaning of the quotation.
Introducing Quotes from an outside source
When writing papers that include quoting from sources, experts, data bases, you need to introduce the quotation with reference to the source.
You can do that by naming the writer or the expert. You may also refernce the source of the quote.
Examples:
John Smith, Professor of Law at Harvard University, claims, "Quote."
The article, "The Truth about Quotation Marks," states, " Quote."
In her book, "Life and Death of Punctuation," Linda Jones writes, "Quote."
All of these examples would need citation of the source of the quote.
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This document contains examples and illustrations of how to format quotes of different types and and sizes.
