E12: Good Citation

Good Mechanics

The following are all good citation techniques. Refer to this list if you’re ever in doubt about how to cite and briefly quote in the same short sentence.

All these good example contain several essentials of good citation.

  • They identify the AUTHOR
  • They identify the TITLE of the article, essay, or story
    • They could contain the name of the publication also, but they don’t.
  • They contain a QUOTATION
    • They could contain a PARAPHRASE instead, without quotation marks.
  • They also have SAID language
    • SAID, BELIEVES, CLAIMS, ASSERTS, INSISTS, or countless other varieties of SAID.

Examples

  • Daniel Flath, in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” claims that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    • Author, in “Title,” said that “quote.”
  • Daniel Flath claims, in “Boylan’s Folly,” that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    • Author claims, in “Title,” that “quote.”
  • In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    • In Author’s essay, “Title,” Author claims, “Quote.”
    • In his essay, “Title,” Author claims, “Quote.”
  • In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    • In “Title,” Author claims: “Quote.”
  • Daniel Flath thinks “boys can’t learn from women.” He makes this and other outrageous claims in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly.”
    • Author says “quote.” He makes this claim in essay, “Title.”
  • That “boys can’t learn from women” is one of the outrageous claims Daniel Flath makes in “Boylan’s Folly.”
    • That “subject verbs” is a claim Author makes in “Title.”
  • “Boys can’t learn from women,” according to Daniel Flath in “Boylan’s Folly.”
    • “Quote,” according to Author in “Title.”

Flawed Mechanics

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  1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
  2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
  3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” is said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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  1. 1) In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2) Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” claims, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    3) In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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  2. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3. In “Boylan’s Folly” by Daniel Flath, Flath said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    4. According to Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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    1. 2. Daniel Flath, in “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “boys can’t learn from women”.
      3. In Daniel Flath’s essay “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
      4. “Boys can’t learn from women,” says Daniel Flath, in his essay “Boylan’s Folly.”

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      1. 2. Daniel Flath, in “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
        3. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
        4. “Boys can’t learn from women,” says Daniel Flath, in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly.”

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  3. 1. In Daniel Flaths essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2. Daniel Flaths the author of “Boylan’s Folly” says “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” he says, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    4. “Boys can’t learn from women” is a statement claimed by Daniel Flath in his essay “Boylan’s Folly”
    NOPE

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  4. 1) “Moylan’s Folly ” by Daniel Flath, says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2) “Boylan’s Folly” by Daniel Flath says that, “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3)In Daniel Flath essay , “Boylan’s Folly,”Flath said , “Boys can’t learn from women.”
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  5. 1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that, “boys can’t learn from women.
    NOPE
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath says “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, Boylan’s Folly, Folly said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    Folly? NOPE
    4. The the essay, Boylan’s Folly, by Daniel Flath, Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    The the? NOPE

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  6. 1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    3. Daniel Flath claims in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    4.”Boys can’t learn from women” is the outlandish claim Daniel Flath makes in, “Boylan’s Folly.”
    SO CLOSE. NOPE

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    1. 1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
      2. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
      3. Daniel Flath claims in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” that “boys can’t learn from women.”
      4.”Boys can’t learn from women” is the outlandish claim Daniel Flath makes in “Boylan’s Folly.”

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  7. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn form women.”
    3. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. According to Daniel Flath, in his essay “Boylan’s Folly,” “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    YEP ALL FOUR

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  8. 1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath, claims “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” the author claims that, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

    4. In author Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” he claims “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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    1. 1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “boys can’t learn from women.”

      2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath, claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

      3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” the author claims that “boys can’t learn from women.”

      4. In author Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” he claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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  9. 1.Within Daniel Flath’s entitled “Boylan’s Folly,” he makes the claim that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2. Daniel Flath states that: “Boys can’t learn from women,” in his essay “Boylan’s Folly.”
    NOPE
    3. “Boys can’t learn from women.” Is one of the many quotes Daniel Flath has used in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly” to support his reasoning.
    NOPE

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    1. 1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that, “boys can’t learn from women.”
      2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath: “boys can’t learn from women”.
      3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” is said, “boys can’t learn from women.”
      4. Within Daniel Flath’s entitled “Boylan’s Folly,” he makes the claim that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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  10. 1) In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2) In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3) In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    4) In Daniel Flath’s essay called “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims that “boys can’t learn from girls
    CLOSE QUOTE? NOPE

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  11. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath makes the claim that “boys can’t learn from women.
    CLOSE QUOTE? NOPE

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  12. 1. Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” in his essay says that,“Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2. Daniel Flath the author of “Boylan’s Folly” believes that “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3. In the essay “Boylan’s Folly” by Daniel Flath, the author believes that “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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  13. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” the author Daniel Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath, claims: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    3. “Boys can’t learn from women,” is said in the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly.”
    NOPE
    4. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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  14. 1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath states that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath claims that: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3. In Daniel Flath’s essay “Boylan’s Folly,” it is said that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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  15. 1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath states that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2. Daniel Flath claims in his essay title “Boylans Folly” , that boys can’t learn from women.
    NOPE
    3. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylans Folly”, it is said that “Boys cant learn from women.”
    NOPE
    4. Daniel Flath states “Boys cant learn from women,” in his essay “Boylans Folly.”
    NOPE

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  16. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” the author, Daniel Flath says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath says “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” states, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    4. Daniel Flath states in “Boylan’s Folly” that “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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    1. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
      2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath, says, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
      3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” he claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
      4. Daniel Flath states, “Boys can’t learn from women,” in his essay “Boylan’s Folly.”

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  17. 1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”

    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” he says, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    OK
    4. “Boys can’t learn from women,” says Daniel Flath in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly.”
    OK

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  18. 1. In his essay, “Daniel Flath”, the author of “Boylan’s Folly”, says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, “Daniel Flath” said that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly”, “Boys can’t learn from women”, is said.
    NOPE
    4. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly”, he states. “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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  19. 1. In the essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath, states, “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, entitled “Boylan’s Folly,” he claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    SO CLOSE
    4. Danial Flath, states in his essay, “Moylan Folly,” that, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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    1. 1. In the essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
      2. The author of “Moylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath, states, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
      3. In the essay by Daniel Flath entitled “Boylan’s Folly,” he claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
      4. Daniel Flath states in his essay, “Moylan Folly,” that “boys can’t learn from women.”

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  20. 1. Daniel Flath, in “Boylan’s Folly,” said that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    YEP
    2. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    YEP
    3. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    YEP
    4. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath makes the claim that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    YEP

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  21. 1. in his essay, Boylan’s Folly, the author “Daniel Flath” says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. The author of Moylan’s Folly’s ,”Boys can’t learn from women,” Daniel Flath.
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. Daniel Flath, the author of “Bylaws Folley” Believes that “boys can’t learn from women.”

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  22. 1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    2.The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath, claims: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    3.In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” it is said that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” claims that “boys can’t learn from women.”

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  23. 1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” he says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “boys can’t learn from women”.
    3. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath said, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. “Boys can’t learn from women” is a claim from “Boylan’s Folly,” an essay by Daniel Flath.

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    1. Ignore original reply!

      1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” he says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
      2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
      3. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath said, “boys can’t learn from women.”
      4. “Boys can’t learn from women” is a claim from “Boylan’s Folly,” an essay by Daniel Flath.

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  24. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. In “Moylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    3. In the essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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  25. 1)In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath says that, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

    2)The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath says “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

    3)In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    4)Daniel Flath’s, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” states that, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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  26. 1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    3. Daniel Flath claims in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” claims that “boys can’t learn from women.”

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  27. 1. In his essay,“Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

    2. Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly” said that, “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE

    3. In the essay “Boylan’s Folly,”by Daniel Flath, he states that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

    4. In the essay “Boylan’s Folly,” the author Daniel Flath states that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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  28. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath mentions that “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    NOPE

    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath,“Boylan’s Folly,” Flath states that “Boys can’t learn from women.”.
    NOPE AND NOPE AND NOPE

    4. Daniel Flath says within his essay “Boylan’s Folly,” “Boys, can’t learn from women.”
    NOPE

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  30. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    3. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath said, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. Daniel Flath claims “boys can’t learn from women”, stated in “Boylan’s Folly”.

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  31. 1. In his essay, “Daniel Flath,” “Boylan’s Folly states, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    3. In the essay,“Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath indicated, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. Daniel Flath states, “Boys can’t learn from women”, in his essay, “Daniel Flath.”

    I wanted to retry it.

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  32. 1.) Daniel Flath, in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2.) In “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    3.) In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath says, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    4.) Daniel Flath says “Boys can’t learn from women.” He makes this claim in the essay, “Boylan’s Folly.”

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  33. 1. In his essay, “Boylon’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. In “Boylon’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “boys can’t learn from women.”
    3. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylon’s Folly,” Flath claims, “boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. According to Daniel Flath, “boys can’t learn from women,” in his essay “Boylon’s Folly.”

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  34. 1. In his essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath: “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    3. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath says, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    4.“Boys can’t learn from women.” according to Daniel Flath in, “Boylan’s Folly.”

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  35. 1.In his essay Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    2.In “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath claims: “Boys can’t learn from women”.

    3.”Boylan’s Folly,” and essay by Daniel Flath claims “Boys can’t learn from women.

    4. “Boys can’t learn from women,” is an outrageous claim made in Daniel Flaths essay, “Boylan’s Folly.”

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  36. 1. In his essay,“Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath states,“Boys can’t learn from women.”
    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” he said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly”, states, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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  37. 1. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2. In “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath states: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    3. Daniel Flath states: “Boys can’t learn from women,” in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly”
    4. “Boylan’s Folly,” by Daniel Flath, claims that “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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  38. 1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath, claims, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” it’s argued, “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    4. Daniel Flath claims, “Boys can’t learn from women” in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly.”

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  39. 2. Daniel Flath, in “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “boys can’t learn from women.”
    3. In Daniel Flath’s essay, “Boylan’s Folly,” Flath said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    4. “Boys can’t learn from women,” says Daniel Flath, in his essay, “Boylan’s Folly.”

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  40. 1) In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    2) The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath, claims,”Boys can’t learn from women.”
    3) In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” it states that “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    4.) “Boylan’s Folly,” written by Daniel Flath, claims that “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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    1. You’re good, AO, but you’re missing an obscure concept here that spoils your entries. The idea hides in this example from the post:

      That “boys can’t learn from women” is one of the outrageous claims Daniel Flath makes

      Do you see it? When the original quote is blended with the grammar of the new author’s sentence, so that the seam between them requires no inflection, we don’t capitalize the first letter of the quote, even if it was capitalized in the original. We also let the rhythm of the new sentence flow instead of placing a comma before the quoted material.

      Does that change your approach to several of your sentences?
      (Do you care?)
      You are more than welcome to post a revised version.

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  41. 1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    Corrected: In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    -no comma after ‘says that’

    2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
    Corrected: The author of “Boylan’s Folly,” Daniel Flath says that “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    -comma belongs on the inside of “Boylan’s Folly”
    -period belongs on the inside of “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” is said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    Corrected: In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” it is said that “Boys can’t learn from women.”
    -‘is said’ should be ‘it is said that’ to better fit the sentence
    -no need for a comma before “Boys can’t learn from women.”

    4. In “Boylan’s Folly,” an essay by Daniel Flath,” it is said that “Boys can’t learn from women.”

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    1. This little-known convention surprises everyone: quotes that follow the relative pronoun that—and are therefore a seamless part of the containing sentence’s grammar—don’t begin with a capital. So, every time you make that choice,

      . . . it is said that “boys can’t learn from women.”

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