English · KS3 Y7 · Analysing Texts

Embedding quotations

Embedding quotationsFree4:29Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
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What you need to know

  • Only quote when the quotation genuinely strengthens your point, not to fill a quota.
  • Short single-word or phrase quotations work better than long sentences that retell the story.
  • Ellipses let you cut a long quotation down to the words you need.
  • Square brackets show words you have changed or added so the quotation fits your sentence grammatically.
  • Underline a text's title or put it in quotation marks, but not both.

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Runs 4:29, from 0:28 to 4:57 of the full video.

Heddy Score3/7, Below the standard
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Shows clearly, with a worked example, how to trim and blend quotations into your own sentences.

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