Quote Citation Format
Double space the entire block quotation.
Quote citation format. Even if your quote is fewer than 4 lines mla style requires you to use blockquote format if there is a paragraph break in the middle of the text you want to quote. Before the paragraph number for works without pagination. Author s last name and first initials.
This rule holds for all of the variations listed. Some block quoted text quote here is quotable content to be quoted quote quote a block of text that s longer than one paragraph. While the format for citing these depends on the type of source it is book article website etc you will need the following information.
Css class names in the format. When citing two or more paragraphs use block quotation format even if the passage from the paragraphs is less than four lines. From the left margin.
Makes text in citation deleted makes text as deleted. Indent the entire quote half an inch from the left margin. They are much shorter than full references.
For nearly 60 years wwf has been protecting the future of nature. Include the same capitalization punctuation and line breaks as appear in the original text. Makes text as inserted.
If you cite more than one paragraph the first line of the second paragraph should be indented an extra 1 4 inch to denote a new paragraph. In text references are references written within the main body of text and refer to a quote or paraphrase. For quotations at the end of the sentence write the in text citation after the quotation marks and before the period.
Harvard format citation guide. Here is a quote from wwf s website. Start a block quotation on a new line and indent the whole block 0 5 in.
The page number is not needed. Html quotation and citation elements previous next in this chapter we will go through the blockquote q abbr address cite and bdo html elements. Do not use quotation marks to enclose a block quotation.
The citation must follow the quote directly and contain a page number after the date for example mitchell 2017 p 104. When quoting more than one paragraph indent the first line of any new paragraph an additional 25 inches 0 64 cm from the left margin. The surname of both authors is stated with either and or an ampersand between.
Include the abbreviated word para. For only one page and pp. Any quote you cite in the body of your paragraph requires a full reference of the original source at the end of the paper.
The world s leading conservation organization wwf works in 100 countries. Format quotations of 40 words or more as block quotations. Page number is preceded by p.
To make an entire paragraph into a block quotation place bq. Like the rest of your mla format paper the block quote should be double spaced. Do not add extra space before or after it.
