Quotation marks are not needed for paraphrasing. Example: The dog he brings on the trip is eleven and "too old and arthritic to be allowed in December water" (Hall 372), but the fisherman selfishly ...

When a quote with citation ends a sentence, the period should go after the citation because the citation belongs to that sentence. Example: In “Synthetic Biology–Putting Engineering into Biology,” ...

Example: “Our new product presents a breakthrough in sustainable technology,” said Jill Smith. Attribute your quotes: After the quote, attribute it to the speaker with their full name ...

In the example above, "Hard and sharp as flint" is taken directly from the text. Remember to close the punctuation marks at the end of the quotation. Only use a capital letter in a quotation if ...