Integration
first example of a quote that is not properly integrated:
There are many factors to consider when choosing a new computer. "You should think about how much memory you need, speed, and how much money you have to spend" (Nugget 21).
first example of a quote that is properly integrated:
Professor Nugget believes that such factors as "how much memory you need, speed, and how much money you have to spend" are important factors to consider when using a computer (Nugget 21).
Example of trying to integrate a quote and accidentally creating a comma splice:
There are many factors to consider when choosing a new computer, "You should think about how much memory you need, speed, and how much money you have to spend" (Nugget 21).
Example of the most basic way to properly integrate a quote (I prefer that you use the method in the first example:
There are many factors to consider when choosing a new computer: "You should think about how much memory you need, speed, and how much money you have to spend" (Nugget 21).
Example of a quote that is too long and unintegrated:
Computers used to have very limited uses. There are many things that computers are capable of doing now. "Computers can do so much more than they used to be able to do. You can shop online. You can play games. You can buy stocks. You can send letters. Also, whereas computer were first limited to word processing, and the increased quality of digital graphics means that you can now watch TV online" (Hayworth 18).
Example of the same quote condensed and integrated:
Computers used to have very limited uses. However, computers now allow us to
"shop online [. . .] play games [. . .] buy stocks [. . .] send letters [. . .] and watch TV online" (Hayworth 18).
The brackets around the ellipsis, those three spaced periods, indicate that the ellipsis was not in the original quote. An ellipsis indicates that you have left something out of the quote. Remember if you use an ellipsis do not do it in such a way that it changes the meaning of the quote (more about this later).
Here's another way:
Computers used to have very limited uses. However, computers now allow us to "shop online," "play games," "buy stocks," "send letters" and "watch TV" (Hayworth 18).
However, all of your quotes shouldn't be this short. I advise using a combination of the short quotes of this example alternated with the longer quote of the first example at the top of the page. You might review the prospectus link on the syllabus for other examples.
The golden rule of the three Cs of using quotes: Compress, carve, and condense the quote down until only the absolutely essential information remains.
Ellipsis
Remember if you use an ellipsis do not use it in such a way that it changes the meaning of the quote.
Original material: "ENC 1145 is not very cool."
Quote with an ellipsis that changes the original meaning:
"ENC 1145 is [. . .] very cool."