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He asked, "What is an indirect quotation?" <--direct quotation (exact words, in quotation marks)
He asked what an indirect quotation is. < --indirect quotation. (approximately what was said, not quotation marks)
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What is indirect quotation?
He asked, "What is an indirect quotation?"
What are indirect quotations?
Direct quotation: He said "I'm leaving." Indirect quotation: He said he was leaving.
Are quotation marks are used for both direct and indirect quotations.?
Quotation marks are used for direct quotes only. Indirect quotes are paraphrased and do not need quotation marks.
Are Quotation marks used for both direct and indirect quotations?
Quotation marks are used for direct quotes only. Indirect quotes are paraphrased and do not need quotation marks.
Which sentence contains an indirect quotation?
This sentence is an indirect quotation - James said that he is a garbologist. An indirect quotation, sometimes called indirect speech or reported speech, reports someone's words without quoting word for word eg A direct quotation or direct speech gives the exact words of a speaker or writer, with quotation marks: James said " I am a garbologist".
Kinds of sentence according to discourse?
1. Direct quotation. 2. Indirect Quotation. 3. Block Quotation
Do Quotation marks be used around both direct and indirect quotations?
false
The difference between an indirect and direct quote?
A direct quote is a quote that you take from another source. You must put this in quotation marks and give a reference in parenthesis after the quote. An indirect quote is when somebody else's idea or data is taken and paraphrased. For this, quotation marks are not needed, but it still needs to be cited.
What maxim is followed by the forex dealer when indirect method of exchange rate quotation is used?
buy high sell low
If you use an already published article and rewrite it into your own - do you need to reference the original author?
Yes, you have to use an indirect quotation.
What is the difference between a direct quotation and a indirectquotation?
Direct quotations are in quotation marks, and represent the exact words of a person: She told me "I'm leaving you." Indirect quotations represent the meaning but not necessarily the exact words: She told me she was leaving me.
What is a direct statement in literature?
A direct statement is writing someones words exactly as they are spoken. Direct statement have quotation marks: "I am tired", said Jack. The opposite, an indirect statement, does not have quotation marks: Jack said that he was tired.
