REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
CITATION STYLES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the author’s EXACT words.
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the author’s words with small changes to make it sound like someone else.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A direct quotation reproduces word-for-word material taken directly from another author’s work, or from your own previously published work. If the quotation is fewer than 40 words, incorporate it into your paragraph and enclose it in double quotation marks.
Detailed explanation-2: -You’ll often use direct quotes in the middle of a paragraph. Use double quotation marks at the beginning and end of the quote, use the exact words from the original text and show your source, or your work being could be considered as plagiarism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Quoting is when you use the exact words from a source. You will need to put quotation marks around the words that are not your own and cite where they came from.
Detailed explanation-4: -A direct quotation is a report of the exact words of an author or speaker and is placed inside quotation marks in a written work. For example, Dr. King said, “I have a dream."