- With a complete idea:
ex. Hemingway 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." - With an incomplete idea:
ex. In Hemingway's story, Jig said, "They look like white elephants." - Inside a sentence:
ex. The girl in Hemingway's story remarked, "Everything tastes of licorice, " revealing her attitude toward life. - With an incomplete quote:
ex. Heminway's story takes place "between two lines of rails in the sun." - With an ellipsis:
ex. "The girl looked at the beads..." - Within a quote:
ex. Hemingway wrote, " 'They're lovely hills,' she said, 'They don't really look like white elephants.' "
10/19/2009
Using Quotes
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