Editing Quotations


Quotations within Quotations


- Sometimes you will need to quote text that is already in quotation marks.


- When you quote the text already in quotation marks, change the original “quotation marks” to ‘single quotation marks.’


Original Text from Source:


And then say what? Say, “Forget you’re hungry. Forget you got shot inna back by some racist cop – Chuck was here? Chuck come up to Harlem.”


Single Quotation Marks within a Quote:


Wolfe begins his book: “And then say what? Say, ‘Forget you’re hungry. Forget you got shot inna back by some racist cop – Chuck was here? Chuck come up to Harlem.’” Works Cited Entry:


Wolfe, Tom. Bnrofie o h ante December 1988.


f te V iis. Bantam Books,


Ellipsis . . .


Use this to omit unnecessary words from a direct quotation.


- The sentence must still be grammatically complete with the ellipsis.


- Ellipses are used when omitting language from the middle of the quotation. Quotation marks function in a similar way at the beginning and end of the quote.


Original Text from Source:


Some newly minted college graduates struggle to find work. Others accept jobs for which they feel overqualified. Student debt, meanwhile, has topped $1 trillion.


Using Ellipsis to Shorten a Quotation:


While discussing whether or not college is worth the cost, David Leonhardt reveals that “student debt . . . has topped $1 trillion” (33).


Works Cited Entry:


Leonhardt, David. “Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say.” P


r tcacial Agmet ru n: Shr hr dto ot Tid Eiin,


edited by Laurie G. Kirszer and Stephen R. Mandell, Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2017, pp. 33-35.


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