Comments on: How to Quote | Citing Quotes in APA, MLA & Chicago

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:01:44 +0000

In reply to Chris.

Hi Chris,

You can follow the guidance here on how to deal with quotes within quotes. Basically, you use a different kind of quotation mark to enclose the quote within the larger quote (single quotation marks if you’ve used double for the larger quote).

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:33:27 +0000

How do I quote a longer passage (39 words!!) that includes a quotation with quotation marks and ends with that quotation. A block quote is not possible. It is the topic of an essay on a quote. Thank you.

I want to avoid “blablabla….”XXXC .””.

Thank you.

By: susanne Hendriks

susanne Hendriks — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:23:37 +0000

In reply to Jack Caulfield.

Hi Jack,
Thank you for answering my question. I will contact my instructor.

kind regards Susanne

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:47:59 +0000

In reply to susanne Hendriks.

Hi Susanne,

It can be a good idea to translate quotes into the language you’re writing in. Sometimes you might also present the original text in parentheses alongside your translation, if the specific words used are important to show. But it’s not always necessary to provide translations if your audience is likely to understand the original anyway. It would be best to check with your instructor whether this is necessary in your case.

By: susanne Hendriks

susanne Hendriks — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 07:09:05 +0000

If i want to use a Quote originally in english, do i have to translate in Dutch? Dutch is my writing language.

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:53:52 +0000

In reply to Cristie.

Hi Cristie,

If you’re referring to APA Style, then yes, that’s exactly right—just replace the year with “n.d.”

By: Cristie

Cristie — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 20:31:51 +0000

How do you quote without a date, same format as above? Would it read: (Levring, n.d., p. 3).?

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:30:43 +0000

In reply to Jumana Raggam.

Hi Jumana,

If you can, I’d recommend finding the original source (Durkin) and quoting it directly. It’s always better to get information directly from the source.

However, if you can’t locate the original source, you can create an indirect citation, as described in this FAQ. So in your case, (Durkin, 2000, as cited in Pan, 2012)

By: Jumana Raggam

Jumana Raggam — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 01:41:31 +0000

How to quote from an article, but the phrase has another contributor that isn’t part of the authors of that article. This is what I want to quote
“Durkin (2000) stress that challenging life experiences can offer more stimulation to one’s thoughts and promote self-learning.”
This is the reference
Pan, T. J. (2012). Motivations of volunteer overseas and what have we learned – The experience of Taiwanese students. Tourism Management, 33(6), 1493–1501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2012.02.003

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:13:34 +0000

In reply to Renee.

Hi Renee,

For the data you mention, I would phrase it something like this:

The survey asked students to select a response indicating how often they completed their homework. To the prompt “I complete my homework . . .” 76% of students responded “in all my classes,” 5% “in some of my classes,” and 19% “in none of my classes.”