How do i shorten quotes and cite them correctly?

Question

if i have a long quote, but i only need a section, can i use [...] ?

and also, i know that you put the period after the citation. what if it's like a question mark or something else, would i still put it after the citation?

ex: "The dog ran" (Someone 3).

now would i do the same to this? ---> "The dog ran" (Someone 3)?

it looks a little awkward to me.

Answer 1

In any quote, long or short, you use just the relervant part, and you  use "  ".

If  the quote is a question, then  ? goes at its end, inside the "  ?".  ( Someone 3)

If you wanted to avoid the issue altogether, you could say,

Someone 3 asked if the dog had run.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Rule # 1. Never paraphrase a quotation.

Rule # 2. Yes, you may leave peices out and chose to put in only the pieces that are relevant to your point.

Rule # 3. use lead in "... and leading out ... " to indicate that this is the relevant piece that was picked out of the quote.

Rule # 4, If the quote begins at the start or the end of a sentence then you do not need the three " ... or ... "

Yes: "if i have a long quote, but i only need a section, can i use [...] ?"

Yes, you must include the "?" at the end of the citation if it is part fo the citation.

Using your own example: " ... would i still put it after the citation?" Absolutely just a I just did.

If the citation is not itself a question then no question mark is permited inside the ("). If the citation however is then used to contruct an interrogatory question, the (?) is placed outside the quotation.

Answer 3

If the quote is a question or if the sentence containing the quote as a whole is a question then you would use a question mark.

Ex: In x-book the main character asked "did the dog run?" (here the q-mark goes inside the quote marks)

Ex: What was the significance of Tyra's quote "he left the door while markings were here"?  (here, the q-mark goes outside the quote)

Answer 4

Quotations are made to be short and easy to remember but if you have long,im sorry it might be a short parable. Use appropriate words,  I think that would help.