ELIMINATE
DROPPED QUOTATIONS
Always use
proper signal phrases
You need to integrate borrowed
material naturally into your own work so that it reads smoothly as part of your
paper. You will not ever have
a sentence that is entirely from an outside source.
Use of an outside source always
requi
res the use of a transitional, signal phrase. As Nordquist explains, “leaving the signal phrase out when using sourced material in your writing results in an error known as dropped quotation”. It is as if the content was simply dropped from the sky and into your writing. Dropped quotations appear out of nowhere, are linked to nothing, they confuse your reader, and interrupt the flow of your own writing.
res the use of a transitional, signal phrase. As Nordquist explains, “leaving the signal phrase out when using sourced material in your writing results in an error known as dropped quotation”. It is as if the content was simply dropped from the sky and into your writing. Dropped quotations appear out of nowhere, are linked to nothing, they confuse your reader, and interrupt the flow of your own writing.
Eliminate all ‘dropped quotations’ from your writing.
Continue learning about
- Creating, Using, and Punctuating SIGNAL PHRASES
- Avoiding DROPPED QUOTATIONS
Sources Used:
Nordquist, Richard. "Examples of Signal Phrases in
Grammar and Composition." ThoughtCo, Dec. 6,
2018, thoughtco.com/signal-phrase-grammar-and-com
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