Integrate quotations
Academic writing requires you to integrate quotations into your own sentences, so don’t place them in sentences of their own.
| Not integrated—avoid this |
| Jeffrey comments on the problem. “Our mayor abuses municipal funds!” |
There are many ways you can acceptably integrate quotations:
| Integrated with a colon |
| Jeffrey comments on the problem: “Our mayor abuses municipal funds!” |
| Integrated fluidly |
| Jeffrey is outraged that the mayor “abuses municipal funds.” |
| Integrated as dialogue |
| Commenting on the problem, Jeffry says, “Our mayor abuses municipal funds!” |
| Integrated with introduction |
| According to Jeffrey, “Our mayor abuses municipal funds!” |