How to Quote in Under 5 minutes | Scribbr 🎓
How to Quote in Under 5 minutes | Scribbr 🎓
Learn everything about how to quote in under 5 minutes! This video will cover the following topics about quoting:
Intro - 0:00
1. 3 basic principles of quoting 0:16
2. 3 ways to introduce a quote in your paragraph 1:08
3. Short vs long quote 2:02
4. Making changes to a quote 2:26
5. When to use quotes 3:33
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0.4 -> If you're watching this video you're probably struggling one way or another with quoting.
5.24 -> In this video, we'll learn how to quote together step by step
8.4 -> and by the end of this video, you'll be an expert!
11.16 -> Yes, we can.
12.98 -> Hold on. Did I just quote someone?
16.36 -> Now there are three basic principles of quoting
19.1 -> The quote itself has to be surrounded by quotation marks
22.9 -> Cite the author correctly
24.9 -> so make sure you include the author's name, the year, and if it's from a book or journal,
30.09 -> You need the exact page number as well.
32.64 -> The quote also has to be identical to the original, so no changing it.
36.22 -> If you do end up changing it, there are a few points
38.84 -> you need to be aware of, which I would explain later in the video.
41.72 -> Of course, depending on your citation style, the citation contains different information.
46.46 -> In this video we'll be focusing on APA. But don't worry if you're using other styles, just check the link in the description.
52.7 -> We just talked about the three principles of quoting, now we're diving deeper into how to quote in a bigger picture.
68.68 -> Let's begin with how to introduce a quote.
70.84 -> There are three ways to introduce a quote. The first is with an introductory sentence.
76.18 -> Consider this example. You can introduce the quote with the full sentence followed by a colon.
86.5 -> You can also use introductory signal phrase.
89.42 -> Now take a look at this example.
91.36 -> You can use a signal phrase that mentions the author or source but doesn't form a full sentence.
97.57 -> In this case, you follow the phrase with the comma instead of a colon.
103 -> Of course you can also use other dialogue verbs
105.92 -> such as argues, claims or explains.
109.02 -> If you want to quote a phrase that's not a full sentence, or if it flows well with your paragraph
113.799 -> You can also integrate it in your own sentence as you can see from this example.
121.75 -> Now that we know how to introduce a quote,
123.78 -> let's tackle the differences between a short and a long block quote.
128 -> If the quote you want to use is less than 40 words
131.2 -> Remember the principles we mentioned earlier?
133.8 -> Quotation marks and in-text citation?
135.84 -> But if it's more than 40 words
138.24 -> instead of using quotation marks
139.77 -> you set the quote on a new line and indent it, so that it forms a separate block of text
146.02 -> Now that we've learned the basics of quoting, let's get more advanced and take a look at how quotes can be changed
151.77 -> Let's say you found the perfect quote, but it's a bit too long and some of the information is irrelevant so you want to take that out.
158.62 -> we can do that by removing words, phrases or sentences and replace them with ellipses.
164.2 -> that's the dot dot dot
165.97 -> You can also add information to a quote. If a quote is missing information that's essential for you to understand it
172.59 -> You can add it in square brackets
175.48 -> In this example, the quote uses a pronoun that refers to someone mentioned before.
180.62 -> But without the previous sentence, the readers might not know who that is referred to.
185.5 -> Then you can replace the pronoun with the person's name in brackets
193.54 -> If you just so happen to come across a piece of text you want to quote, but it contains some errors
199.5 -> In this scenario there are spelling and grammatical mistakes.
202.84 -> You can notice the error by adding square bracket sic after the mistake
212.84 -> Of course, quotes are extremely useful and often a basic requirement when you're writing a paper
218.72 -> with this in mind try not to go overboard with it and only use it in the following cases
226.92 -> Let's say you're writing a paper about the novels of a modernist author.
231 -> In this case, you'll probably have the quote frequently in order to analyze their language and style
238.82 -> To convince the readers of your argument, interpretation or your position on a topic,
244.22 -> you should include quotes that support your point.
251.76 -> You can quote to show that your point is supported by an authority on that topic
256.08 -> or to critique a position that you disagree with
259.38 -> For example, you've found the sentence that perfectly sums up a theory of your topic.
264.52 -> So you quote the author before elaborating on your understanding of that theory
271.48 -> And that's it for this video on how to quote.
273.88 -> Thanks for watching and I hope you learned something useful
276.54 -> For more information on quoting, check out the article in the description box below.
281.2 -> See you next time!
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhMl3eIcGbI