Quoting
How to quote
•Make sure you use the exact words
•Be careful with verb tenses and punctuation (the reference is part of the sentence).
•Put a page number for a book or journal article and a paragraph number or section for a long website
•If the exact words do not fit in with your sentence, change your sentence or paraphrase instead
Quoting
Practice
1)Avoiding plagiarism is one of the biggest problems that international students face.
Source : Martin Davies 2011 Study Skills for International Postgraduates Palgrave Study Skills Page 37
Quoting
Possible answer
According to Davies (2011, p.37), “avoiding plagiarism is one of the biggest problems that international students face”.
Davies (2011, p.37) states that “avoiding plagiarism is one of the biggest problems that international students face”.
Quoting
Practice
2) Snakes are protected under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and it is an offence to kill, injure or take snakes from the wild
Source: Queensland Government 2011
Snakes (Department of Environment and Resource
management)
http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/wil
dlife/living_with_wildlife/snakes/index.html
Paragraph 1
Quoting
Possible answer
The Queensland Government states that “snakes are protected under the Nature Conservation Act
1992 and it is an offence to kill, injure or take snakes from the wild” (2011, para. 1).
“Snakes are protected under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and it is an offence to kill, injure or take snakes from the wild” (Queensland Government, 2011, para. 1).
Quoting
Quoting part of a sentence.
Quote:
Artificial languages are trying to “open communication channels with people from different countries” (Phunny, 2009, p.59).
Quoting
Example quote
Original from a website:
Teenagers eat a huge 5000 calories of junk food every week. This is what is causing them to become obese.
My essay:
Due to the consumption of “a huge 5000 calories of junk food every week” (Smith, 2008, para. 3), teenagers are putting on too much weight.
•Change eat to consumption of and then start the quote later.
Quoting
Practice - quote part of this
Original text:
Due to the dramatic increase in the study and use of English since World War 2, many believe that English will become a universal language and there will be no need for an artificial language.
Quotes:
Because so many people have been speaking English since World War 2, it is thought that “there will be no need for an artificial language” (Phunny, 2009, p.59).
Because of the “dramatic increase in the study and use of English since World War 2” (Phunny, 2009, p.59), artificial languages may not be necessary.
Quoting
Deleting parts of a quote
Use 3 dots to omit some words
Use 4 dots if the words go over the end of a sentence
Original text:
Brisbane Airport Corporation yesterday welcomed the announcement and said work was provisionally expected to start in November.
Quote:
“Brisbane Airport Corporation … welcomed the announcement and said work was provisionally expected to start in November” (Wright, 2009, para.4).
Quoting
Adding information to a quote
Add information using [ ]
Original text:
Brisbane Airport Corporation yesterday welcomed the announcement and said work was provisionally expected to start in November.
Quote:
“Brisbane Airport Corporation yesterday welcomed the announcement [regarding the $500 million upgrade] and said work was provisionally expected to start in November” (Wright, 2009, para. 4).