Quote Blending Practice

Cited Correctly? He describes the birds as "cheerily chirping in the early day." (Owen 6)

Which Rule? Exercise has many benefits: “Exercise is known to reduce a number of inflammatory markers" (Walton 1).

A semi-colon can be used to introduce a quotation.

This is used after a complete sentence, to introduce a quotation.

Which Rule? When Oliver’s mother dies in Oliver Twist, the nurse laments, “Ah, poor dear, so it is… Poor dear!” (3).

Cited Correctly? He realizes that he is "alone again in the unquiet darkness" (Fitzgerald pg. 25).

Ideally, you want to blend your quotations within your sentence.

Rule 4 uses short quotations as part of your sentence.

Blended Correctly? Thoreau ends his essay with a metaphor; "Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in."

You should include a quotation in your writing...

Who is the speaker? Zero replied to him, “I’m not stupid . . . I know everybody thinks I am" (Sachar 99).

A colon and a comma are the only type of puncuation you should use to introduce a quotation.

Which Rule? Lincoln forewarned, “A house divided against itself shall not stand” (212).

Which Rule? A nation in the middle of the civil war is “a house divided against itself” (Lincoln 212).

Who is the listener? Lennie listened intently to George as he said, "Go hide in the brush."

Cited Correctly? He calls the government "misguided and completely irresponsible" (Daniel 23).

Which Rule? Although Thoreau "drink[s] at" the stream of Time, he can "detect how shallow it is."

This is used after an introductory phrase, to introduce a quotation.

When you don't have a citation at the end of a quote, the punctuation goes inside the final quotation mark.

For quoting a quote within a quote, you should...

Blended Correctly? Thoreau argues that people blindly accept "shams and delusions" as the "soundest truths."

You can change words within a quotation for the sake of clarity/context.

Direct quotes should be capitalized in rules 3 and 4.

What is an easy way to make rule 2 into rule 3 when blending?

Cited Correctly? Shakespeare writes, he "wishes "she [Lady Macbeth] should have died hereafter" (Shakespeare).

If you don't have the page number for a quote, you should make one up.

Correctly Cited? Some people believe that “Americans have an uncomplicated vision of education” (Sizer, 114).

Which Rule? Lincoln forewarned that a "house divided against itself shall not stand” (212).

A plot clue usually starts with these phrases...

Blended Correctly? Thoreau summarizes how he thinks we can improve our lives "Simplify, simplify."