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[Dr. Zoidberg]

When using quotes in essays, can we change them a bit to make them gramatically correct, or do we have to use the exact quote?

Thanks!

 

[Just.Snaz]

I was told to use exact quotes and reword my sentence around them when using..

 

[AkaiHanabi]

If you're going to change them you have to use brackets ==> []

eg Original quote "I'm hungry"

In sentence: She said "[she's] hungry"

At least, that's how I've been told to do it. Oo

 

[black_kat_meow]

If you're going to change them you have to use brackets ==> []

eg Original quote "I'm hungry"

In sentence: She said "[she's] hungry"

At least, that's how I've been told to do it. Oo

Yeah, that's right, the square brackets.

 

[kaz1]

When using quotes in essays, can we change them a bit to make them gramatically correct, or do we have to use the exact quote?

Thanks!

Your quote doesn't have to be exact if your quoting from a novel (Is the teacher really going to look through the novel to see if it is right?). But if it is something like question 1 in the Area of Study Paper you should quote word for word.

 

[wendus]

yeah use the brackets zoidberg!

 

[marcquelle]

brackets [] or elipsise ...

 

[Aerath]

I prefer using square brackets.
But I usually try to word my sentences around the quote.....and when I don't remember the quote, I just paraphrase it, but you generally should remember the quote.

 

[kaz1]

brackets [] or elipsise ...

Don't you use an ellipse when you are skipping a few words?

 

[marcquelle]

it can be done for both
eg

"It was a fat cat that ate a big fly with purple wings"

the "cat...ate a ... fly"

she was "fat ... with purple wings"

it works both ways lol its bi

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Thanks for the tips guys