Quoting (1 Viewer)

[Accuracy]

When i'm quoting from "frankenstein" do i have to state the whole quote if it's like 3 lines long? or can i use like "bla bla .....bla bla", if i can, how many words into the quote until i can start using the dots?

 

[jnney]

you ONLY quote what is absolutely ESSENTIAL to your argument/point. 3 lines is just too long. If you really want to put it all in, break up it with explanations etc. in between.

 

[Accuracy]

what if the whole line has relevance , do i have to write EVERYTHING?

 

[jnney]

how long is the line?

 

[LightXT]

You could use an ellipsis to break it up.

 

[Absolutezero]

Use ellipses to focus only on the important bits. You don't need to write out everything if it's not all important.

 

[Kimyia]

But if you did want to quote something that was 3 lines and you needed all of those 3 lines, you can always make a new line, indent, and italisise it.

 

[Accuracy]

what if i have 3 important ideas in a quote, am i able to do this? "important1........important 2.......important3" or can i only use ellipses from "important 1....important 2" and bring up important 3 somewher else

 

[jnney]

if they are three important ideas, then break them up into 3 parts. it will make your paragraph look less clunky.

 

[Kimyia]

if they are three important ideas, then break them up into 3 parts. it will make your paragraph look less clunky.

^ This. Not much point in having a long sentence if your just going to pick it apart and analyse the different parts separately in the end. Keep it short and sweet