{"id":47338,"date":"2022-04-15T13:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T11:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=47338"},"modified":"2023-05-31T16:37:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:37:42","slug":"how-to-quote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-quote\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Quote | Citing Quotes in APA, MLA &#038; Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quoting<\/strong> means copying a passage of someone else\u2019s words and crediting the source. To quote a source, you must ensure:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li>The quoted text is enclosed in quotation marks or formatted as a block quote<\/li>\n<li>The original author is correctly cited<\/li>\n<li>The text is identical to the original<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The exact format of a quote depends on its length and on which citation style you are using. Quoting and citing correctly is essential to <a href=index-1792.html>avoid plagiarism<\/a> which is easy to detect with a <a href=index-931.html>good plagiarism checker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=index-3706.html alt=\"How to Quote\" width=\"660\" class=\"aligncenter size-full mt-4 mb-5\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"card youtubeContainer\"><iframe src=dhml3eicgbi438d.html?rel=0\%22 frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"cite\">How to cite a quote in APA, MLA and Chicago<\/h2>\n<p>Every time you quote, you must <a href=index-3707.html>cite the source correctly<\/a>. This looks slightly different depending on the <a href=index-1052.html>citation style<\/a> you&#8217;re using. Three of the most common styles are <a href=index-1778.html>APA<\/a>, <a href=index-1779.html>MLA<\/a>, and <a href=index5d3a.html?cat_ID=6173\%22>Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Citing a quote in APA Style<\/h3>\n<p>To <a href=index-2717.html>cite a direct quote in APA<\/a>, you must include the author&#8217;s last name, the year, and a page number, all separated by <a href=index-3708.html>commas<\/a>. If the quote appears on a single page, use &#8220;p.&#8221;; if it spans a page range, use &#8220;pp.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=index-3332.html>APA in-text citation<\/a> can be parenthetical or narrative. In a <a href=index-3328.html><strong>parenthetical citation<\/strong><\/a>, you place all the information in <a href=index-1829.html>parentheses<\/a> after the quote. In a<strong> narrative citation<\/strong>, you name the author in your sentence (followed by the year), and place the page number after the quote.<\/p>\n<p>Punctuation marks such as periods and commas are placed after the citation, not within the <a href=index-2681.html>quotation marks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left yellow\"><figcaption>Examples: APA in-text citation<\/figcaption><ul>\n<li>Evolution is a gradual process that &#8220;can act only by very short and slow steps&#8221; <span class=\"highlight-yellow\">(Darwin, 1859, p. 510)<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"highlight-yellow\">Darwin (1859)<\/span> explains that evolution &#8220;can act only by very short and slow steps&#8221; <span class=\"highlight-yellow\">(p. 510)<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--yellow btn--small\" href=index-1778.html>Complete guide to APA<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Citing a quote in MLA style<\/h3>\n<p>An <a href=index-3340.html>MLA in-text citation<\/a> includes only the author&#8217;s last name and a page number. As in APA, it can be parenthetical or narrative, and a period (or other punctuation mark) appears after the citation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left blue\"><figcaption>Examples: MLA in-text citation<\/figcaption><ul>\n<li>Evolution is a gradual process that &#8220;can act only by very short and slow steps&#8221; <span class=\"highlight-blue\">(Darwin 510)<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"highlight-blue\">Darwin<\/span> explains that evolution &#8220;can act only by very short and slow steps&#8221; <span class=\"highlight-blue\">(510)<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--blue btn--small\" href=index-1779.html>Complete guide to MLA<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Citing a quote in Chicago style<\/h3>\n<p>Chicago style uses <a href=index-3345.html>Chicago footnotes <\/a>to cite sources. A note, indicated by a superscript number placed directly after the quote, specifies the author, title, and page number\u2014or sometimes <a href=index-3709.html#full-notes-and-short-notes\">fuller information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike with parenthetical citations, in this style, the period or other punctuation mark should appear within the quotation marks, followed by the footnote number.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left purple\"><figcaption>Example: Chicago footnote citation<\/figcaption>Evolution is a gradual process that &#8220;can act only by very short and slow steps.&#8221;<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-top: solid 1px; margin-top: 50px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><small>1. Darwin, <em>The Origin of the Species<\/em>, 510.<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--purple btn--small\" href=index-1780.html>Complete guide to Chicago style<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"introduce\">Introducing quotes<\/h2>\n<p>Make sure you integrate quotes properly into your text by introducing them in your own words, showing the reader why you&#8217;re including the quote and providing any context necessary to understand it.\u00a0<strong>Don&#8217;t\u00a0<\/strong>present quotations as stand-alone sentences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left red\"><figcaption>Example: Quote not properly introduced<\/figcaption>&#8220;A membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters&#8221; (Levring, 2018, p. 3).<\/figure>\n<p>There are three main strategies you can use to introduce quotes in a grammatically correct way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=index-3710.html#sentence\">Add an introductory sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3710.html#signal\">Use an introductory signal phrase<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3710.html#integrated\">Integrate the quote into your own sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The following examples use APA Style citations, but these strategies can be used in all styles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sentence\">Introductory sentence<\/h3>\n<p>Introduce the quote with a full sentence ending in a <a href=index-3565.html>colon<\/a>. Don&#8217;t use a colon if the text before the quote isn&#8217;t a full sentence.<\/p>\n<p>If you name the author in your sentence, you may use present-tense <a href=index-3523.html>verbs<\/a>, such as &#8220;states,&#8221; &#8220;argues,&#8221; &#8220;explains,&#8221; &#8220;writes,&#8221; or &#8220;reports,&#8221; to describe the content of the quote.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li class=\"error\">In Denmark, a recent poll shows that: &#8220;A membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters&#8221; (Levring, 2018, p. 3).<\/li>\n<li>In Denmark, a recent poll shows that support for the EU has grown since the Brexit vote: \u201cA membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters\u201d (Levring, 2018, p. 3).<\/li>\n<li>Levring (2018) reports that support for the EU has grown since the Brexit vote: \u201cA membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters\u201d (p. 3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"signal\">Introductory signal phrase<\/h3>\n<p>You can also use a <a href=index-3701.html>signal phrase<\/a> that mentions the author or source, but doesn\u2019t form a full sentence. In this case, you follow the phrase with a<a href=indexbc2c.html?p=7926\%22> comma<\/a> instead of a colon.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li>According to a recent poll, \u201cA membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters\u201d (Levring, 2018, p. 3).<\/li>\n<li>As Levring (2018) explains, \u201cA membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters\u201d (p. 3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"integrated\">Integrated into your own sentence<\/h3>\n<p>To quote a phrase that doesn\u2019t form a full sentence, you can also integrate it as part of your sentence, without any extra <a href=index-1771.html>punctuation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li>A recent poll suggests that EU membership \u201cwould be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters\u201d in a referendum (Levring, 2018, p. 3).<\/li>\n<li>Levring (2018) reports that EU membership \u201cwould be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters\u201d in a referendum (p. 3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Quotes within quotes<\/h2>\n<p>When you quote text that itself contains another quote, this is called a nested quotation or a quote within a quote. It may occur, for example, when quoting dialogue from a novel.<\/p>\n<p>To distinguish this quote from the surrounding quote, you enclose it in single (instead of double) <a href=index-2681.html>quotation marks<\/a> (even if this involves changing the punctuation from the original text). Make sure to close both sets of quotation marks at the appropriate moments.<\/p>\n<p>Note that if you only quote the nested quotation itself, and not the surrounding text, you can just use double quotation marks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left red\"><figcaption>Examples: Punctuation mistakes with nested quotations<\/figcaption><ul class=\"kb-errorlist\">\n<li>Carraway introduces his narrative by quoting his father: \u201c<span class=\"highlight-red\">\u201c<\/span>Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,<span class=\"highlight-red\">\u201d<\/span> he told me, <span class=\"highlight-red\">\u201c<\/span>just remember that all the people in this world haven\u2019t had the advantages that you\u2019ve had<span class=\"highlight-red\">\u201d<\/span>\u201d (Fitzgerald 1).<\/li>\n<li>Carraway introduces his narrative by quoting his father: \u201c\u2018Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,\u2019 he told me, \u2018just remember that all the people in this world haven\u2019t had the advantages that you\u2019ve had<span class=\"highlight-red\">\u201d<\/span> (Fitzgerald 1).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Examples: Correctly formatted nested quotations<\/figcaption><ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li>Carraway introduces his narrative by quoting his father: \u201c\u2018Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,\u2019 he told me, \u2018just remember that all the people in this world haven\u2019t had the advantages that you\u2019ve had\u2019\u201d (Fitzgerald 1).<\/li>\n<li>Carraway begins by quoting his father\u2019s invocation to \u201cremember that all the people in this world haven\u2019t had the advantages that you\u2019ve had\u201d (Fitzgerald 1).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<p><small><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>When the quoted text in the source comes from another source, it&#8217;s best to just find that original source in order to quote it directly. If you can&#8217;t find the original source, you can instead <a href=index-3711.html>cite it indirectly<\/a>.<small><\/small><\/small><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"shorten-alter\">Shortening or altering a quote<\/h2>\n<p>Often, incorporating a quote smoothly into your text requires you to make some changes to the original text. It&#8217;s fine to do this, as long as you clearly mark the changes you&#8217;ve made to the quote.<\/p>\n<h3>Shortening a quote<\/h3>\n<p>If some parts of a passage are redundant or irrelevant, you can shorten the quote by removing words, phrases, or sentences and replacing them with an ellipsis (\u2026). Put a space before and after the ellipsis.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful that removing the words doesn&#8217;t change the meaning. The ellipsis indicates that some text has been removed, but the shortened quote should still accurately represent the author&#8217;s point.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Example: Shortening a quote<\/figcaption>As Darwin (1859) puts it, \u201cnatural selection acts solely by accumulating slight, successive, favourable variations \u2026 it can act only by very short and slow steps\u201d (p. 510).<\/figure>\n<h3>Altering a quote<\/h3>\n<p>You can add or replace words in a quote when necessary. This might be because the original text doesn&#8217;t fit grammatically with your sentence (e.g., it\u2019s in a different verb tense), or because extra information is needed to clarify the quote\u2019s meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Use brackets to distinguish words that you have added from words that were present in the original text.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Example: Adding words to a quote<\/figcaption>Smith (2020) states that \u201cthose [participants] with the highest scores were generally older than the average\u201d (p. 33).<\/figure>\n<p>The Latin term \u201c<em>sic<\/em>\u201d is used to indicate a (factual or grammatical) mistake in a quotation. It shows the reader that the mistake is from the quoted material, not a typo of your own.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Example: Marking a mistake with &#8220;<em>sic<\/em>&#8220;<\/figcaption>Sill (2022) states that \u201cseveral problem [<em>sic<\/em>] can be addressed using this technique\u201d (p. 14).<\/figure>\n<p>In some cases, it can be useful to italicize part of a quotation to add emphasis, showing the reader that this is the key part to pay attention to. Use the phrase \u201cemphasis added\u201d to show that the italics were not part of the original text.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Example: Adding emphasis with italics<\/figcaption>Because natural selection \u201cacts solely by accumulating <em>slight, successive, favourable variations<\/em> [emphasis added], it can produce no great or sudden modification; it can act only by very short and slow steps\u201d (Darwin, 1859, p. 510).<\/figure>\n<p>You usually don\u2019t need to use brackets to indicate minor changes to punctuation or <a href=index-1784.html>capitalization<\/a> made to ensure the quote fits the style of your text.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"block\">Block quotes<\/h2>\n<p>If you quote more than a few lines from a source, you must format it as a <a href=index-3712.html>block quote<\/a>. Instead of using quotation marks, you set the quote on a new line and indent it so that it forms a separate block of text.<\/p>\n<p>Block quotes are cited just like regular quotes, except that if the quote ends with a period, the citation appears <strong>after<\/strong> the period.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Example: MLA block quote<\/figcaption>Tolkien favors long sentences and detailed descriptions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">To the end of his days Bilbo could never remember how he found himself outside, without a hat, a walking-stick or any money, or anything that he usually took when he went out; leaving his second breakfast half-finished and quite unwashed-up, pushing his keys into Gandalf\u2019s hands, and running as fast as his furry feet could carry him down the lane, past the great Mill, across The Water, and then on for a mile or more. (16)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"when\">When should I use quotes?<\/h2>\n<p>Avoid relying too heavily on quotes in <a href=index-1794.html>academic writing<\/a>. To <a href=index-3697.html>integrate a source<\/a>, it\u2019s often best to <a href=index-1249.html>paraphrase<\/a>, which means putting the passage in your own words. This helps you integrate information smoothly and keeps your own voice dominant.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are some situations in which quoting is more appropriate.<\/p>\n<h3>When focusing on language<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to comment on how the author uses language (for example, in <a href=index-1834.html>literary analysis<\/a>), it&#8217;s necessary to quote so that the reader can see the exact passage you are referring to.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left indigo\"><figcaption>Example: Using quotes to analyze language<\/figcaption>You are writing a paper about the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald. You will have to quote frequently from the novels in order to analyze their language and style.<\/figure>\n<h3>When giving evidence<\/h3>\n<p>To convince the reader of your argument, interpretation or position on a topic, it\u2019s often helpful to include quotes that support your point. Quotes from <a href=index-3421.html#primary\">primary sources<\/a> (for example, interview transcripts or historical documents) are especially <a href=index-3130.html>credible<\/a> as evidence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left indigo\"><figcaption>Example: Using quotes as evidence<\/figcaption>You are working on a <a href=index-1576.html>research paper<\/a> about the causes of the French Revolution, and you have studied documents and letters written at the time. You can quote from these sources as evidence in support of your argument.<\/figure>\n<h3>When presenting an author\u2019s position or definition<\/h3>\n<p>When you\u2019re referring to <a href=index-3421.html#secondary\">secondary sources<\/a> such as scholarly <a href=index-3666.html#books\">books<\/a> and journal articles, try to put others&#8217; ideas in your own words when possible.<\/p>\n<p>But if a passage does a great job at expressing, explaining, or defining something, and it would be very difficult to paraphrase without changing the meaning or losing the weakening the idea&#8217;s impact, it&#8217;s worth quoting directly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left indigo\"><figcaption>Example: Quoting to present a theory<\/figcaption>Your interpretation of <a href=_-3.html>survey data<\/a> is supported by a well-known theory on your topic. You find a sentence that perfectly sums up the theory, so you quote it directly before elaborating on your understanding of the theory.<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"other\">Other interesting articles<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to know more about ChatGPT, <a href=index-3668.html>AI tools<\/a>, <a href=index-1775.html>citation<\/a>, and <a href=index-1154.html>plagiarism<\/a>, make sure to check out some of our other articles with explanations and examples.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-user-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em>ChatGPT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=index-3669.html>ChatGPT vs human editor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3670.html>ChatGPT citations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3671.html>Is ChatGPT trustworthy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3672.html>Using ChatGPT for your studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3673.html>What is ChatGPT?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-book\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em> Citation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=index-1778.html>APA Style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-1779.html>MLA style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-1775.html>Chicago style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3329.html>IEEE style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3330.html>AMA style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-1249.html>Paraphrasing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3511.html>Critical thinking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-globe\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em>\u00a0Plagiarism<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=index-1837.html>Types of plagiarism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-1838.html>Self-plagiarism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-1792.html>Avoiding plagiarism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-1840.html>Academic integrity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-1839.html>Consequences of plagiarism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-1832.html>Common knowledge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions about quoting sources<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"faq-list faq-list--arrows w-100 my-5\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"what-is-a-quote\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3713.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        What is a quote?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"what-is-a-quote-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>A<a href=index-1828.html> quote<\/a> is an exact copy of someone else&#8217;s words, usually enclosed in <a href=index-2681.html>quotation marks<\/a> and credited to the original author or speaker.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"when-should-i-use-quotes\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3714.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        When should I use quotes?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"when-should-i-use-quotes-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>In<a href=index-1794.html> academic writing<\/a>, there are three main situations where <a href=index-1828.html>quoting<\/a> is the best choice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To analyze the author&#8217;s language (e.g., in a <a href=index-1834.html>literary analysis essay<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>To give evidence from <a href=index-2778.html>primary sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li>To accurately present a precise definition or argument<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t overuse quotes; your own voice should be dominant. If you just want to provide information from a source, it&#8217;s usually better to <a href=index-1249.html>paraphrase<\/a> or<a href=index-3262.html> summarize<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"cite-a-quote\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3715.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I cite a quote in academic writing?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"cite-a-quote-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>Every time you <a href=index-1828.html>quote a source<\/a>, you must include a correctly formatted <a href=index-3579.html>in-text citation<\/a>. This looks slightly different depending on the <a href=index-1052.html>citation style<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a <a href=index-2717.html>direct quote in APA<\/a> is cited like this: &#8220;This is a quote&#8221; (Streefkerk, 2020, p. 5).<\/p>\n<p>Every in-text citation should also correspond to a full reference at the end of your paper.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"what-is-a-block-quote\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3716.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        What is a block quote?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"what-is-a-block-quote-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>A <a href=index-3712.html>block quote<\/a> is a long quote formatted as a separate &#8220;block&#8221; of text. Instead of using <a href=index-2681.html>quotation marks<\/a>, you place the quote on a new line, and indent the entire quote to mark it apart from your own words.<\/p>\n<p>The rules for when to apply block quote formatting depend on the citation style:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=index-1778.html>APA <\/a>block quotes are 40 words or longer.<\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3717.html>MLA block quotes<\/a> are more than 4 lines of prose or 3 lines of poetry.<\/li>\n<li><a href=index5d3a.html?cat_ID=6173\%22>Chicago <\/a>block quotes are longer than 100 words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"quote-text-that-contains-a-citation\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3718.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I quote text that contains a citation?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"quote-text-that-contains-a-citation-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>If you\u2019re <a href=index-1828.html>quoting<\/a> from a text that paraphrases or summarizes other sources and <a href=index-3579.html>cites them in parentheses<\/a>, <a href=index-1778.html>APA<\/a> and <a href=index-1780.html>Chicago<\/a> both recommend retaining the citations as part of the quote. However, <a href=index-1779.html>MLA<\/a> recommends omitting citations within a quote:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>APA: <\/strong>Smith states that \u201cthe literature on this topic (Jones, 2015; Sill, 2019; Paulson, 2020) shows no clear consensus\u201d (Smith, 2019, p. 4).<\/li>\n<li><strong>MLA: <\/strong>Smith states that \u201cthe literature on this topic shows no clear consensus\u201d (Smith, 2019, p. 4).<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><a href=index-3348.html>Footnote<\/a> or <a href=index-3349.html>endnote<\/a> numbers that appear within quoted text should be omitted in all styles.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to <a href=index-3711.html>cite an indirect source<\/a> (one you\u2019ve only seen quoted in another source), either locate the original source or use the phrase \u201cas cited in\u201d in your citation.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"how-many-quotes-should-i-use\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3719.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How many quotes should I use?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"how-many-quotes-should-i-use-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>In scientific subjects, the information itself is more important than how it was expressed, so <a href=index-1828.html>quoting<\/a> should generally be kept to a minimum. 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