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MLA FORMAT

MLA FORMAT. Punctuating Narration AND Dialogue in Quotations. What is Dialogue ?. Conversation/Talking between characters Exact words the person said are used “ ” quotation marks are used Talking inside a story – or any written text. What is a Quotation?. ANY Part of a text

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MLA FORMAT

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  1. MLA FORMAT Punctuating Narration AND Dialogue in Quotations

  2. What is Dialogue? • Conversation/Talking between characters • Exact words the person said are used • “ ” quotation marks are used • Talking inside a story – or any written text

  3. What is a Quotation? • ANY Part of a text • Exact words from a text • Could be dialogue OR narration • “ ”  quotation marks are used to show the words are not your words but the words of someone else (such as the AUTHOR of a book)

  4. Example of a QUOTATION from The Outsiders • “When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home” (Hinton 1). • NO ONE is talking in this quotation. • This is narration!! • EVEN NARRATION MUST BE SURROUNDED BY QUOTATION MARKS!!! • GIVE CREDIT TO WHO SAID IT!!!

  5. Example of DIALOGUE + narration in The Outsiders • The book reads: • “Hey grease,” one said in an over-friendly voice. • IN MLA FORMAT – we need to punctuate it differently! • “‘Hey grease,’ one said in an over-friendly voice” (Hinton 5).

  6. Mix of Dialogue AND Narration in Quotations • If you quote something a character says, use double quotation marks on the outside ends of the quotation to indicate that you are quoting a portion of the text. Use single quotation marks inside the double quotation marks to indicate that someone is speaking. “‘Thou art not my child! Thou art no Pearl of mine!’ said the mother”(Hawthorne 97).

  7. Another Example – DIALOGUE + narration - from The Outsiders • The book reads: • Darry jammed his fists in his pockets. “They didn’t hurt you too bad, did they?” • IN MLA FORMAT – we need to punctuate it differently! • “Darry jammed his fists in his pockets. ‘They didn’t hurt you too bad, did they?’” (Hinton 7).

  8. #1: Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation (dialogue): • In MLA format: • “‘Things are rough all over’” (Hinton 35). (Cherry Valance is talking here)

  9. #2: A direct quotation (dialogue) generally begins with a capital letter. In MLA FORMAT: “Then Darry said, ‘We’d better get on to work, Pepsi-Cola’” (Hinton 112).

  10. #3: Broken Quote Rule 1 – second part begins with a lower case letter • IN MLA FORMAT: • “‘Oh, hell, I know it,’ Randy half-sobbed, ‘but what can I do?’” (Hinton 117).

  11. #4. Broken Quote Rule 2: Second part begins with a Capital letter • In MLA format: • “‘We know,’ Randy said. He looked at me. ‘Come here. I want to talk to you’” (Hinton 115).

  12. #5: If quote begins sentence, a comma follows it • In MLA format: “‘I read about you in the paper,’ Randy said finally” (Hinton 115).

  13. #6: If dialogue ends a sentence, a comma comes before it: • Using MLA format: • “The nurse, who was pulling the shades open, smiled and said, ‘So he can talk after all’” (Hinton 120).

  14. #7: If a quoted sentence is interrupted (broken quote), a comma follows the first part and comes before the second part. • IN MLA FORMAT: “‘I would drive us,’ Two-Bit said as we walked up the street trying to thumb a ride, ‘but the brakes are out on my car’” (Hinton 114).

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