Chrissy08
Mar 15, 2012
Book Reports / Help quoting a person speaking ("Pride and Prejudice") [3]
I'm having some trouble quoting this certain excerpt properly. The part I am unsure about is the punctuation at the end. There is an exclamation mark in the quote, and then the citation comes afterward with a period behind it, which looks strange. Should I omit the exclamation mark or is it formatted correctly the way I have it? Any other help regarding grammar would also be welcome.
In "Pride and Prejudice" young women are expected to act a certain way. Even the slightest misstep is seen by some as unacceptable. An example of this is when Elizabeth walks to Netherfield. When she arrives she encounters Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst, who gossip about the events later. Miss Bingley's contempt is evident when she says, "I could hardly keep my countenance. Very nonsensical to come at all! Why must she be scampering about the country, because her sister has a cold? Her hair so untidy, so blowsy!" (Austen 23).
I'm having some trouble quoting this certain excerpt properly. The part I am unsure about is the punctuation at the end. There is an exclamation mark in the quote, and then the citation comes afterward with a period behind it, which looks strange. Should I omit the exclamation mark or is it formatted correctly the way I have it? Any other help regarding grammar would also be welcome.
In "Pride and Prejudice" young women are expected to act a certain way. Even the slightest misstep is seen by some as unacceptable. An example of this is when Elizabeth walks to Netherfield. When she arrives she encounters Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst, who gossip about the events later. Miss Bingley's contempt is evident when she says, "I could hardly keep my countenance. Very nonsensical to come at all! Why must she be scampering about the country, because her sister has a cold? Her hair so untidy, so blowsy!" (Austen 23).
