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When is it acceptable to use brackets in a quote?

A.
when you would like to insert your own comment within a quote
B.
when you need to clarify the tense or the subject within a quote
C.
when you want to omit irrelevant parts of the quote

User SmiffyKmc
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Answer: B) When you need to clairfiy the tense or the subject within a quote.

Explanation: For example: Smith writes in his autobiography: “I seldom spoke in French class. When I did, I usually just said je ne sais pas [I don’t know].”

I hope this helps!

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Answer:

the answer is b

Step-by-step explanation:

When writers insert or alter words in a direct quotation, square brackets—[ ]—are placed around the change. The brackets, always used in pairs, enclose words intended to clarify meaning, provide a brief explanation, or to help integrate the quote into the writer's sentence.

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