verb / noun · academic
quote
UK/kwəʊt/US/kwoʊt/QUOTE
to repeat words from a text or speech exactly; a passage reproduced from a source
Examples
“In Task 2 essays you may quote a short sentence to support your point, but keep it brief.”
“The student quoted the statistic and then explained its relevance to the argument.”
“Always provide a reference when you quote from another author's work.”
Band 8 sentence
“In his literature review, he quotes several seminal studies to illustrate the theoretical gap his research addresses.”
Collocations
- direct quote
- quote from
- short quote
- quote statistics
Word family
Common mistakes
He quote the author in his essay.→He quoted the author in his essay.
She quoted to me that the results were conclusive.→She quoted that the results were conclusive.
Please quote the whole paragraph in your answer.→Please quote a short sentence in your answer.
Say it for a higher band
5say→6cite→7+quote
Synonyms
cite
repeat
Easily confused
cite
“In the essay you must cite your sources correctly.”
paraphrase
“It is better to paraphrase long passages than to use long quotations.”
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