How do you use a blockquote?

How do you use a blockquote?

blockquote HTML: Main Tips

  1. The <blockquote> HTML element indicates that content is a quotation.
  2. When a quotation is inside the rest of the text, use the element.
  3. You should apply the <blockquote> HTML element when it is necessary to separate a quote from the remaining text.

How do you properly quote a paper?

An exact quote should be in quotation marks (” “), or if the quotation is 40 words or more, should be formatted as a block quotation. Then you put an In-Text Citation right after the quotation to show where the quote came from.

How do you properly embed a quote in writing?

Integrating Quotations into Sentences

  1. Introduce the quotation with a complete sentence and a colon.
  2. Use an introductory or explanatory phrase, but not a complete sentence, separated from the quotation with a comma.
  3. Make the quotation a part of your own sentence without any punctuation between your own words and the words you are quoting.

What is an imbedded citation?

When you refer to the words and ideas of others within your own research MLA style requires you to give credit by using an in-text citation (also known as “imbedded” or “parenthetical” citation) within the text of your paper.

How do you quote a question within a sentence?

Punctuation Junction: Question Marks and Quotation Marks

  1. When the quotation itself is a question, put the question mark inside the quotation marks.
  2. When the sentence as a whole is a question, but the quoted material is not, put the question mark outside the quotation marks.

Where do you put a question mark in a quote?

Place a question mark or exclamation point within closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the quotation itself. Place the punctuation outside the closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the whole sentence.

Do you capitalize a quote in the middle of a sentence?

Capitalize the first letter of a direct quote when the quoted material is a complete sentence. If a direct quotation is interrupted mid-sentence, do not capitalize the second part of the quotation.

How do you use three periods in a sentence?

An ellipsis is a set of three periods ( . . . ) indicating an omission. Each period should have a single space on either side, except when adjacent to a quotation mark, in which case there should be no space.