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Connecting the Direct Quote Avoid quote plunking, i.e., dropping a quotation into a paragraph without introducing it. Below are three ways to smoothly lead into a direct quote. Verb, “C… 1. Use an attributive verb and a comma. Examples of attributive verbs are: says claims notes writes exclaims argues (for more attributive verbs, see following chart) Follow these verbs with a comma, a space, quotation marks, and then the direct quote starting with a capital letter. Example: Karen Jacobs, an occupation therapy professor at Boston University, says, “Backpacks aren’t meant to be life-support systems” (Ruters 34). Clause: “C… 2. Use an independent clause and a colon to introduce a quotation. Follow the colon with one space, quotation marks, and then the direct quote starting with a capital letter. Example: Sergeant Jeff Adams, a former SWAT team member and training officer in Peoria, Illinois, has a solemn message to reluctant trainees: “You are a police officer. . . . Your oath of office promises to serve and protect” (Harper 2). Tip: This is an especially good way to introduce a long quote that you’ve indented. That “l… 3. Use the word “that” to connect the main sentence to the direct quote. No punctuation mark is needed before the direct quote. Example: Geoffrey Wainwright, a researcher of Stonehenge, states that “it’s a natural monument” (Alexander 53). A note about parenthetical references: They come before the final period of the sentence.