Question

When citing a book or article quotation that is over 3 lines on a page you must...

a) Use single quotation marks
b) Use double quotation marks
c) Indent the entire quotation
d) Omit the quotation

Answer 1

For quotations over 3 lines, indent the entire quotation to format it as a block quotation without using quotation marks.

Step-by-step explanation:

When citing a book or article quotation that is over 3 lines on a page, you must indent the entire quotation. This format, known as a block quotation, should be used when you quote three or more lines or sentences. To correctly format a block quotation, introduce it with a sentence ending in a colon, indent one half inch from the left margin, and do not use quotation marks since the indentation itself indicates that you are quoting directly. The parenthetical citation with the page number should come after the closing punctuation of the quotation.