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English Composition · Chapter 9

The Quote Sandwich Builder

Borrowed material never explains itself. Introduce, Cite, Explain — a signal phrase before it, a sentence of yours after it. Build the paragraph part by part below. The rubric on the right updates on every click and tells you what each choice costs, including the one nobody expects: a paragraph that ends with a citation ends one sentence too early.
1 Topic sentence
2 Signal phrase the bread on top
3 Attribution verb it commits you to something
4 The borrowed material
5 Your follow-up the bread underneath
6 A second source in the same paragraph
Where your follow-up sits
Documentation style changes tense and citation form

Your paragraph

Topic sentence Signal phrase Attribution verb Second source Your analysis
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