ok im confused many people say i have to indent when a character is speaking and some say i dont. I have a sentence here of my essay. Can u please correct me and tell me what im suppose to do with it?
"Of course not!" There's always a girl in every adventure story!" Alex said.
2007-11-15 10:12:32 · 5 answers · asked by sup? 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2007-11-15 10:30:16 · update #1
well first, the second quotation is not needed because Alex is still speaking, unless you interrupt the sentence like so;
"Of course not!" Alex said, "There's always a girl in every adventure story!" that's how I'd write it.
2007-11-15 10:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by Eric the Red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What did Alex say? Do you mean that Alex said all of the quotes? If so, you can write it like this, but indented (I don't think this system picks up the indentation):
"Of course not! There's always a girl in every adventure story!" said Alex.
Different writers use different styles, but you usually indent for each different speaker as you do for a new paragraph.
2007-11-15 10:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should indent if you are writing a story--if you are writing an essay and quoting a story, that is, if you are not the author who is writing "of course not..." but quoting this from a source to support a thesis in an analytical essay, its a different situation. Then you don't have to indent it, but should probably lead into it. IE:
Clearly, gender is an issue in this text, and is especially evident when the main character, Alex, states, "Of course not...(etc.)."
This would be one approach. In an essay, unless a quote is more than four lines long, it does not need indentation (it then becomes a block quote). In a story that you are writing, then, again, indentation is needed.
2007-11-15 10:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can indent or skip a line to show paragraphing. But the rule is that when any new speaker speaks, you need a new paragraph.
However, use quotation marks only at the beginning and end of a character's speech. If Alex said it all:
"Of course not! There's always a girl in every adventure story!" Alex said.
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2007-11-15 10:17:02 · answer #4 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to take the "quotations" off AFTER the word "not"...
& that's about it =D
2007-11-15 10:17:47 · answer #5 · answered by wld_cherries 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋