Proper method to quote text within a paper

[SarcasticDwarf]

I can't remember back to ENG 101 at the moment. What is the proper way to quote one or more entire sentences from a book? Do you always tab it in or what?

 

[Josephus]

there are several methods... footnotes, endnotes are most common with source information (Title, Author, page #'s, Publisher, year... etc.)

 

[Hubris]

If it's three or more lines, then indent both sides and single space it, without quotation marks. Otherwise just incorporate it into the text of your paper with quotes and citation.

 

[theNEOone]

well, are you quoting or paraphrasing? it also depends on what method your prof prefers. in-line paranthetical documentation seems to be the method of choice among my profs.


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[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Hubris
If it's three or more lines, then indent both sides and single space it, without quotation marks. Otherwise just incorporate it into the text of your paper with quotes and citation.

Thanks, that is what I was looking for.

 

[trek]

http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
Two different standards...