Quoting Source Material

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An opening frame such as an attribution or Author tag introducing a quotation, and the quotation itself should be punctuated at the spot in the sentence where the two meet. This guide provides instruction on how to do that.

The grammatical relationship between the opening frame and the actual quotation will define what type of punctuation you should use. Here are the basics:

• Punctuating Two Independent Clauses
• Punctuating Two Dependent Clauses
• Punctuating a Dependent and an Independent Clause
• Quick Guide to Punctuating Quotations