10/19/2009

Using Quotes

  1. 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."
  2. With an incomplete idea:
    ex. In Hemingway's story, Jig said, "They look like white elephants."
  3. Inside a sentence:
    ex. The girl in Hemingway's story remarked, "Everything tastes of licorice, " revealing her attitude toward life.
  4. With an incomplete quote:
    ex. Heminway'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:
    Boldex. Hemingway wrote, " 'They're lovely hills,' she said, 'They don't really look like white elephants.' "

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