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Use brackets to show any changes made to quotations in order to retain grammatical correctness. Use brackets in quotes to add a word, prefix, or suffix in order to fit the quote into your sentence. Use brackets to change the tense of a verb in a quote so that it will fit into your sentence.

Quotes must not be taken out of context. We do not alter quotations, even to correct grammatical errors or word usage. If a quotation is flawed because of grammar or lack of clarity, it may be paraphrased in a way that is completely true to the original quote.

Rule 1. Use double quotation marks to set off a direct (word-for-word) quotation. Correct: ?I hope you will be here,? he said.

APA Style (7th ed.) If you remove words from the middle of quotation, use three spaced ellipsis points (. . .) to indicate the change from the original quotation (American Psychological Association [APA], 2020, p. 275).

You can use an ellipsis?three consecutive periods, with one space around each ( . . . )?to leave out extra or unnecessary words. The ellipsis represents information that you are omitting from a quotation.

Paraphrase means to describe the ideas and words of another author in your own words. Your paraphrase must be sufficiently distinct from the original passage. Paraphrasing is not simply changing a word or two or rearranging the author's sentences (you might as well use the original passage in quotation marks).

Do you have a quotation that is too long and mostly meaningless? You can use an ellipsis?three consecutive periods, with one space around each ( . . . )?to leave out extra or unnecessary words. The ellipsis represents information that you are omitting from a quotation.

Words can be added or changed to a quote by using brackets. Changes can be used to correct tense or to add necessary information. Brackets can also be used to make the pronouns in a quote consistent. However, brackets should not be used to change the meaning of the quote.

Use ellipsis points to show omission within the quotation.

If you're using MLA style, you'll need to indicate modifications to the source text by placing square brackets around any changes made. For example: Original quotation: "Reading is also a process and it also changes you."