· According to The Chicago Manual of Style, commas and periods are almost always placed before a closing quotation mark, “like this,” rather than after, “like this”. This traditional style has persisted even though it’s no longer universally followed outside of the United States and isn’t entirely logical. · A prose quotation of five or more lines, or more than words, should be blocked. CMOS recommends blocking two or more lines of poetry. A blocked quotation does not get enclosed in quotation marks. A blocked quotation must always begin a new line. Blocked quotations should be indented with the word processor’s indention tool. · The Chicago Manual of Style, sixteenth edition (), says, “Periods and commas precede closing quotation marks, whether double or single.”. Examples: She said, “I’ll be there soon.” . “When you are finished,” he said, “we’ll leave.”. CMS also states that there are several exceptions to this traditional style.
When introducing your sources, Chicago style uses verbs in the present tense (for details, see sec. of The Chicago Manual of Style. 17 th ed. and Chicago Style Q A). A signal phrase often names the author of the source and provides context. Include: the full name of the author the first time you refer to them - (Jean Barman says. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers by Kate L. Turabian. For more in-depth explanation of formatting and preparing a bibliography, please consult the 7th edition of the manual or the 15th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (). Longer quotations are formatted differently in Chicago referencing. These "block quotes" should be: Prose quotations of five or more lines. Not enclosed in quotation marks. Preceded and followed by a blank line. Indented.5" from the left margin. The rules for citing a block quote are the same as when quoting a source elsewhere in your text.
If you agree that people do not literally stand or nod or point—or smile—their words, structure your dialogue accordingly: “Yes, this is fine,” she said, standing up. “Please go ahead.”. or. “Yes, this is fine.”. She stood up. “Please go ahead.”. Direct Quotes. Start a new paragraph. Enter text as a free-standing block of text. Indent text on left margin by one half inch. Double space. Place the reference with page number (s) at the end of the quote after punctuation. Do not use quotation marks Example. According to The Chicago Manual of Style, commas and periods are almost always placed before a closing quotation mark, “like this,” rather than after, “like this”. This traditional style has persisted even though it’s no longer universally followed outside of the United States and isn’t entirely logical.
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