When writers directly quote text from another source, they use the exact words spoken or written by the original author. To do this, they enclose the quoted text in quotation marks (""). This helps distinguish the quoted words from the writer's own words and acknowledges that the ideas or information come from an external source. Additionally, writers may include a parenthetical citation right after the quote to indicate the source of the information, usually including the author's name, the publication year, and the page number.
