Considering this, how do you cut out part of a quote?
Shortening a quote
If you want to omit some words, phrases, or sentences from the quote to save space, use an ellipsis (. . .) with a space before and after it to indicate that some material has been left out. If the part you removed includes a sentence break, add a period before the ellipsis to indicate this.
One may also ask, how do you shorten a quote in MLA format? To indicate short quotations (four typed lines or fewer of prose or three lines of verse) in your text, enclose the quotation within double quotation marks.
Considering this, can you split a quote?
(Also Called Divided Quotations)
Quotations are used in writing to tell the reader that someone is speaking. Sometimes a writer needs to interrupt or divide a quotation. In interrupted quotations, the speaker tag comes in the middle of the quotation and in the middle of the sentence.
How do you end a quote early?
Use ellipses to make a quote say something other than what the author originally intended. Include the sentence's ending punctuation followed by the ellipsis points when the dots are inserted after a complete sentence. Leave out the spaces before and after the ellipsis points or between them.
