Direct Quote Citation Mla
Your own words may be enhanced by quotes from sources enclosed in double quotation marks last name page.
Direct quote citation mla. Direct quotes a safe way to avoid plagiarism in essays especially for anyone not familiar with mla modern language association format is to cite material from outside sources in the form of direct quotes. Below are some basic guidelines for incorporating quotations into your paper. A direct quotation reproduces word for word material taken directly from another author s work or from your own previously published work.
Indent the entire blocked quote one standard paragraph indention from the rest of your text. Please note that all pages in mla should be double spaced. Use of quotations should be selective particularly apt and as brief as possible.
The information below will aid you in setting up your direct quotes properly in mla format. I am large i contain multitudes 1315 1318. Quotes must reproduce the original source exactly.
Mla direct quote citation. How to cite a direct quote. Parts of a direct quote the source this could.
If a quotation is comprised of four or fewer lines it is considered a short direct quotation and if a quotation takes up more than four typed or handwritten. In the previous related lessons in our mla in text citations series found in the right hand sidebar you learned that a short and long quote are determined based on the number of lines the quotation occupies in your paper or project. You may include the author s name within your text or within the in text citation.
If you want to include a longer quotation from a source start it on a new line.
