You are here: Skidmore > ....Index > Quotations, square brackets in
Calendar | A-Z Index | Directories | Maps & Directions
Skidmore College Creative Thought Matters
About SkidmoreProspective StudentsCurrent StudentsFaculty/StaffParentsAlumniFriends and Neighbors
The College Writer
The Writing Process
Useful Terms
Style and Clarity
Guide to Grammar
Checklist for Editing
The Reading Process
Writing on a Computer
Decoding Your Instructor's Comments
Skidmore Honor Code
Reference Guides and Style Manuals
Documentation and Plagiarism
Preparing a Works Cited list
MLA Bibliographic Form
APA Bibliographic Form
ACS Bibliographic Form
Citing and the Internet
Citing Sources Within Your Paper
Advice About Quoting and Citing
Index of Terms
Skidmore Guide to Writing
Printer-Friendly Version
Site Search
Advanced Search
Directories

Return to Index

Skidmore Guide to Writing Index
Quotations -- Square brackets


Square brackets [ ] indicate words that you, as writer and editor, insert into a quote to clarify it or make it grammatically correct.

The school board candidate then concluded: "Our efforts in this direction [improving graduation rates] have never appeared more promising.


Click here to read more about punctuation with quotations.



 Skidmore Guide to Writing
 Return to Index of Terms
Emergency PreparednessJobs at SkidmoreGive NowTop
Home | About Skidmore | Prospective Students | Current Students | Faculty/Staff | Parents | Alumni | Friends/Neighbors

CREATIVE THOUGHT MATTERS
Skidmore College · 815 North Broadway · Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Main Phone Number: 518-580-5000 · Email: info@skidmore.edu
© 2008 Skidmore College · Contact Information