MLA Style Guide for Block Quotations
FORMATTING
BLOCK QUOTATIONS
For MLA Style Created April 2012
Formatting Block Quotations
Use a block quotation if the quoted material runs
longer than four lines.
Set the block quote off from your text by beginning
a new line, indenting one inch from the left margin,
and typing it double-spaced, without adding
quotation marks.
Example:
At the conclusion of
Lord of the Flies
, Ralph and the other boys
realize the horror of their actions:
The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave
himself up to them now for the first time on the island;
great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to
wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black
smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and
infected by that emotion, the other little boys began
to
shake and sob too.
Introducing Block Quotations
A colon usually precedes a block quote.
Follow the rules for colons: a complete sentence must
precede a colon.
The actor made the following statement: "I would rather
be able adequately to play the part of Hamlet than to
perform a miraculous operation, deliver a great lecture,
or build a magnificent skyscraper."
Learn how to format block quotations according to MLA style guidelines. Use a block quote for material longer than four lines, indent one inch from the left margin, and type it double-spaced without quotation marks. Remember to introduce block quotations with a colon.
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FORMATTING BLOCK QUOTATIONS For MLA Style Created April 2012
Formatting Block Quotations Use a block quotation if the quoted material runs longer than four lines. Set the block quote off from your text by beginning a new line, indenting one inch from the left margin, and typing it double-spaced, without adding quotation marks.
Example: At the conclusion of Lord of the Flies, Ralph and the other boys realize the horror of their actions: The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too.
Introducing Block Quotations A colon usually precedes a block quote. Follow the rules for colons: a complete sentence must precede a colon. The actor made the following statement: "I would rather be able adequately to play the part of Hamlet than to perform a miraculous operation, deliver a great lecture, or build a magnificent skyscraper."
