COLLEGE ENGLISH

It's never okay to omit words from a quote, even when they are tangential to the main idea. (T/F)

FALSE Words, phrases, and sentences can be omitted from a quote if they are unnecessary, as long as you use ellipses to show anything you've omitted and brackets to indicate anything you've modified to make the quotation fit smoothly into your text.

Short quotations

Short quotations should NOT be set off in block style; they should be run in with your text and enclosed in quotation marks.

What are some of the methods writers can use to avoid plagiarizing?

-Keep track of the source the original content is from. -Take careful notes while reading source material, clearly label quotations with quotation marks, and keep track of the source information. -Make sure to use your own phrasing and sentence structure when writing paraphrases and summaries. (It's important not to use the exact words or phrasing of a source without indicating that you are doing so with quotation marks.) -In any citation style, the URL is not enough information; full documentation for each source should always be provided. -Source material, whether quotes or paraphrases or summaries, should always have clear attribution, even when writers are in the brainstorming or rough draft stage.

Signal phrase

A signal phrase is used to attribute quoted, paraphrased, or summarized material to a source, as in 'she said' or 'he claimed'

summary def

A summary condenses someone else's text into a briefer version that gives the main ideas of the original. Summaries may boil down an entire book or essay into a single sentence, or they may take a paragraph or more to present the main ideas.

To determine whether quoted material is incorporated smoothly into a sentence, consider the following:

Is the quotation introduced clearly (often using a signal phrase)? Does the sentence sound good when read aloud, or does it sound awkward or confusing? If the author's original words have been modified, are the changes shown with brackets and/or ellipses?

Longer quotations

Longer quotations should be set off from your text and indented from the left margin.

Patchwriting

Patchwriting occurs when a writer patches together passages from another source. Even if the source is documented, patchwriting is still considered plagiarism.

introductory phrase

Used to introduce the rest of the sentence. You should generally use a comma after an introductory phase to mark the end of the introduction and the start of the main part of the sentence.

should you quote, summarize, or paraphrase?

When a source's specific opinions challenge or disagree with those of others, it's probably a good idea to quote their exact words so that you can point out the similarities and differences between what they think and what others think.

should you quote, summarize, or paraphrase?

When the exact words of a known authority are important, you should quote their words. Quoting their words is more powerful than paraphrasing or summarizing.

should you quote, summarize, or paraphrase?

You should paraphrase when a text is not worth quoting but contains details that you need to include. This writer wants to include the source's main point and associated details, so paraphrasing is his best option.

should you quote, summarize, or paraphrase?

You should quote text if the author's way of expressing an idea is particularly important or effective.

should you quote, summarize, or paraphrase?

You should quote text when the wording is worth repeating because the exact words used in the source are important. Since this writer wants to include only the main point of the article along with any necessary details, quoting is not the writer's best option.

Which of the following style decisions should be made for long quotations that need to be formatted in block style

You should use brackets to mark words or parts of words that you've modified.

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Longer quotations should not be run in with quotation marks. Instead, they should be set off from the writer's text and indented from the left margin.

used to indicate where the original quotation has been modified

brackets and ellipsis (...) are used to indicate where the original quotation has been modified

"25"

Quotation marks are not needed for block quotations; the indent signals that someone's exact words are being quoted.

Signal phrase

Signal phrases let the reader know who the author is and, if need be, something about their credentials.

should you quote, summarize, or paraphrase?

When the wording isn't important but there are details you need to include, you should probably paraphrase. You don't need to quote, because the wording isn't important, but you shouldn't just summarize, because there are details you need to include.