Depending on whether you are using the beginning, middle or end of the sentence you would put quotation marks then three dots either at the beginning, end or the beginning and the end, that is, "..." (page number, Author). - In most reference styles the dot comes after the brackets with the page number and author.
If, for example, the sentence you want to quote is: "The Human Rights Act 1998, says that a person cannot be detained unless he/she has been convicted in court unless they are of unsound mind, drug addicts or vagrants or their detention is aimed to prevent of the spreading of Infectious Diseases" (p. 55, Home Office & Department of Health).
Quoting only the first part would be: "The Human Rights Act 1998, says that a person cannot be detained unless he/she has been convicted in court..." (p. 55, Home Office & Department of Health).
Quoting only the middle part would be: "...unless they are of unsound mind, drug addicts or vagrants..." (p. 55, Home Office & Department of Health).
Quoting only the last part would be: "...unless they are of unsound mind, drug addicts or vagrants or their detention is aimed to prevent of the spreading of infectious diseases" (p. 55, Home Office & Department of Health).
Hope this makes sense :)
According to MLA style, A quote with in a quote will be demonstrated with a single quote mark (')
Ex. "I remember the moment he said, 'I hate grammar' it was all downhill after that."
The quote should take the punctuation exactly from the source text
John Brown said, "I never read a line I liked more than 'Whether thou goest, Iwill go'."
This is only used when you miss part of a quote out. So, if you quote the first part of a quote, miss out the middle, and then quote the end part, you should use the three or four periods to represent the missing text.
A quote which is incorporated within a sentence where it makes sense with the rest of the sentence.
You can quote me on that.
"You can start a sentence with a quote," the teacher said, "and there is certainly nothing wrong with doing so."
A step quote is when more than one quote is used within a statement or sentence. A quote used in a step quote does not have to be by the same person.
This is only used when you miss part of a quote out. So, if you quote the first part of a quote, miss out the middle, and then quote the end part, you should use the three or four periods to represent the missing text.
The dots in APA style used when a partial quote is incorporated into a sentence are called ellipsis points. These are used to indicate that part of the original quote has been omitted.
Yes, if you are leaving out anything in that sentence said before the part you are quoting
A quote which is incorporated within a sentence where it makes sense with the rest of the sentence.
Please quote accurately from your source.
You can quote me on that.
Semicolons separate only independent clauses, so the second clause will have to also be a complete sentence.
"You can start a sentence with a quote," the teacher said, "and there is certainly nothing wrong with doing so."
A phrase is an unfinished sentence or a quote.
If you have a quote in the middle of the sentence then don't put a period there, put a comma, an exclamation mark, or a question mark. If it is at the end of a sentence then put a period inside the quotation marks.
Put a quotation mark at the beginning of the quote and at the end of the quote. You do not need to put quotation marks around each sentence within that quote.
When copying a quote that starts in the middle of a sentence, you can use an ellipsis (...) to indicate that the quote is a partial excerpt. Place the ellipsis at the beginning of the quote to signify that it doesn't start from the beginning of the sentence. This preserves the integrity of the original quote while indicating that it has been abbreviated for your specific purpose.