Use quotation marks around the exact words from the source.
Include an in-text citation after the quote with the author’s last name and page number.
Place the period after the parenthetical citation.
If the quote is longer than four typed lines, format it as a block quote.
Start a block quote on a new line.
Indent a block quote one inch from the left margin.
Do not use quotation marks for a block quote.
Put the parenthetical citation after the final punctuation of a block quote.
Use square brackets to add or change words in a quote.
Use ellipses to show omitted words.
Cite the source in the Works Cited page.