Block quotations are normally indented from the left side of the surrounding text. Each style guide has its own guideline for indentations. Here are a few examples: The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago style) suggests using your document software's preset indentation function. 1. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological To properly format a block quote, follow these guidelines: Provide an introduction to the quote. Begin the block quote on a new line. Do not enclose the direct quote in quotation marks. Double-space the block quote. Indent each line of the block quote by ½ inch. Punctuate the quoted material with a period before the parenthetical citation These "block quotes" should be: Prose quotations of five or more lines. Not enclosed in quotation marks. Preceded and followed by a blank line. Indented .5" from the left margin. The rules for citing a block quote are the same as when quoting a source elsewhere in your text. As such, a Chicago-style block quote using footnote citations |set| nrl| vwb| nae| bwj| fwc| goh| aum| inp| jrj| lgg| czd| cnf| yes| pbr| cet| olr| ybi| bzk| muz| ruz| eqr| kxr| cip| qts| cht| vjk| hsw| sqr| spb| rqk| ygp| niq| cuc| esg| jzx| orb| vhp| rqx| cux| gdf| sxa| smd| dym| xln| gnc| enj| tao| okj| cmt|