when using quotations, should you start them with a capital letter?

Tilly · #1 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 03:17 PM

I've been using a capital letter at the start of the quote if it has a capital letter in the text I am quoting from. If it is taken as a fragment of a sentence, I use an elipsis to indicate there is more of the sentence before what I am quoting, but it is not relevant to my writing. Am I right?

scouse princess · #2 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 03:18 PM

Yes what you are doing is correct.

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Mary S · #3 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 03:19 PM

it depends on the quotation, if it has been taken from the start of a sentence & it has ( in the original text) a capital, then yeah bt if you're taking an abstract section from the middle of a paragaph or sentence, then no!!!

Mojen · #4 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 03:20 PM

That is what I do - so it must be right

HELEN LOOKING4 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 03:21 PM

Fine.........but don't forget to indicate from where the quote came and who made it.

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