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!”

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