1. Embedding Quotations in a Sentence

2. Each piece of quoted material in a paragraph must have a lead in that gives the context and background for that quote.

3. Embedding quotations using a lead in with context helps quoted material flow naturally and coherently into your paragraph.

4. Example (lead in is in bold): Henry keeps her apart from his business with other men and suggests that Elisa contribute more to the family income by working “out in the orchard” and raising apples as big as her prized chrysanthemums (2). Henry contributes to Elisa’s isolation by keeping her out of the most important farm transactions.

5. When written properly, the reader should not be able to hear where the quotation marks are when the sentence is read aloud.

6. A properly embedded quotation creates a seamless flow from the background information to the quoted material.

7. When done poorly, the lead in can be choppy, incomplete, and predictable.

8. Poor example: This is shown by “a symbol of her prettiness” (7).

9. The prior example does not make sense when read aloud. Every sentence in a paragraph must make sense, regardless of whether or not it contains quoted material.

10. You may need to: 1.Modify your lead in phrase, reword your paraphrase, OR 2.change words within your quote so that the sentence is grammatically correct and is coherent.

11. To omit words in the middle of a long quote, use ellipses (…)

12. Example: Elisa mused “it must be nice…I wish women could do those things” (6).

13. Those lines were omitted because the purpose was to show the event and the consequence.

14. How to create a good lead in for a quotation:

15. 1) give background and context for all quoted material -- what is happening, who is speaking

16. 2) only use the most important part of the quote (for a short paper, ideally less than 10 words)

17. 3) read your sentence aloud--can you “hear” the quotation marks? You shouldn’t. 3) read your sentence aloud--can you “hear” the quotation marks? You shouldn’t.

18. 4) change word tense if necessary, and omit unnecessary words and phrases, use ellipses when omitting words

19. Write a lead in of your own using the following quote from “The Chrysanthemums”: :

20. “ “ She put on her newest underclothing and her nicest stockings and the dress which was a symbol of her prettiness” (7).