English Composition › Section L · Argumentative research › Topic L.3
Editing focus: quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing
Every borrowed idea enters your paper in one of three forms: a quotation, a paraphrase or a summary. Choosing the right form, introducing it smoothly and reproducing it accurately keep your argument readable, honest and clearly your own.
In this topic
- Three ways to bring in a source
- Choosing among the three
- Patchwriting and how to avoid it
- Worked example: paraphrase, not patchwriting
- Signal phrases and signal verbs
- Quoting accurately: ellipses and brackets
- Worked example: an accurate cut and a distorted one
- Short and long quotations in MLA
- The quotation sandwich
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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