The Quote (The Center) The center of the quotation sandwich is the quote itself. The quote is simply the text you copy from the source placed in quotation marks. The phrase in quotation marks is the exact wording published in the article or book. The number at the end of the quotation tells the reader what page number in the published book or magazine the quote can be found. Not all quotes will have a page number because some quotes may come from websites or other sources that do not publish by page number. If there is a page number, the punctuation mark to end the sentence is placed after the page number in parenthesis. Example: In her new book, Grit, Angela Duckworth argues “Grit is the passion or perseverance for very long-term goals” (14). If there is no page number the punctuation mark is placed before the quotation mark. Example: In her article "Students Need Grit" at Psychology.com, Angela Duckworth writes that “Grit is the passion or perseverance for very long-term goals.” Question Match the rule for punctuating quotes in writing.
The exact wording from a source must have these punctuation marks before and after the quote. Choose...
Include this if the quote is taken from a book or magazine with page numbers. Choose...
Place the end punctuation here if the quote is from a source with no page numbers.