Monday, October 19, 2009

Using Quotes

1. With a complete idea:
Ex: Hemmingway often uses dialogue to emphasize a character trait: "The girl looked at the bead curtain, put her hand out and took hold of two of the strings of beads."

2 With an incomplete idea:
Ex: In Hemmingway's story, Jig said, "They look like white elephants."

3. Inside a sentence:
Ex: The girl in Hemmingway's story remarked, "Everything tastes of liquorice," revealing her habitude toward life.

4. With an incomplete quote:
Ex: Hemmingway's story takes place "between two lines of rails in the sun."

5. With an ellipsis:
Ex: "The girl looked at the beads..."

6. Within a quote:
Ex: Hemmingway wrote, "'They're lovely hills,' she said, 'they don't really look like white elephants.'"

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