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Unit 1: Perspectives in English
Quick questions on Textual evidence and quotation (QCE English Unit 1)
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What is direct quotation?Show answer
Words copied exactly from the text, in quotation marks. Most precise.
What is paraphrase?Show answer
The text's content restated in your own words. Useful for summarising plot or broad ideas; should not replace direct quotation when the analysis depends on specific language.
What is quote-dropping?Show answer
Inserting a quotation without integrating it into the sentence. Always introduce or embed.
What is floating quotations?Show answer
Quotations placed before or after analysis but not linked to it.
What is over-quoting?Show answer
A paragraph that is more quotation than analysis. Aim for analysis-driven prose with selective evidence.
What is vague evidence?Show answer
"The text uses persuasive language" without quoting any.
What is mis-attribution?Show answer
Quoting one character's words as if they were the author's view.
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