MLA Style Guide, 8th & 9th Editions: How To Paraphrase And Quote

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Search this Guide Search MLA Style Guide, 8th & 9th Editions: How to Paraphrase and Quote This LibGuide reflects the changes to MLA style as directed by the MLA Handbook, Eighth & Ninth Editions.
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How to Paraphrase and Quote

Block Quotes in MLA Style

Short quotations can be included as part of a larger sentence or within a paragraph in the body of your paper. For quotations longer than four lines, use a block quote. Press enter to start the quotation on a new line. Press Tab to indent the entire quotation 1/2 inch from the left margin. Continue double spacing for the quotation. Do not use double quotation marks. Place your in-text citation at the end after the closing punctuation mark.



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