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Likewise, people ask, how do you introduce a quote?

Integrating Quotations into Sentences

1. Introduce the quotation with a complete sentence and a colon.
2. Use an introductory or explanatory phrase, but not a complete sentence, separated from the quotation with a comma.
3. Make the quotation a part of your own sentence without any punctuation between your own words and the words you are quoting.

Subsequently, question is, how do you introduce a quote in an essay MLA? To quote a critic or researcher, you can use an introductory phrase naming the source, followed by a comma. Note that the first letter after the quotation marks should be upper case. According to MLA guidelines, if you change the case of a letter from the original, you must indicate this with brackets.

Similarly, you may ask, how do you properly cite a quote?

In-text citations include the last name of the author followed by a page number enclosed in parentheses. "Here's a direct quote" (Smith 8). If the author's name is not given, then use the first word or words of the title. Follow the same formatting that was used in the works cited list, such as quotation marks.

How do you start a paragraph with a quote?

Do Not Start a Paragraph with a Quotation. A paragraph should begin with your ideas. The first sentence of a paragraph is known as the topic sentence or assertion, both of which support the focus of the essay. In turn, the quotation supports the topic sentence.