Which type of punctuation signals the reader that words from a direct quotation have been changed by the writer?

English

2 answers:

max2010maxim [7]3 years ago

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b. Brackets allude to the change of words by the writer.

Alex777 [14]3 years ago

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Brackets. in quotes, square brackets show that the writer changed the original source. you might use them to change an ambiguous pronoun (such as "he" or "they") to a specific person or group (such as "abraham lincoln" or "school teachers"). they're also used to modify the phrasing of the original source to fit your sentence, such as changing a verb from from present tense to past tense.

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