8/4/2019 Handout: Breaking Up Quotes

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The Long Direct Quote

For years, I assumed that Id

end up at UT-Austin or Rice

or some place like that, but

then I heard about Trinity

College in Dublin, Ireland,and the more I looked into

it, the more attractive it

became. Trinity is like the

Harvard o Ireland. So, my

parents and I arranged to

meet some o the university

recruiters in Chicago, and

that sealed the deal or us.

Its a lot dierent than I

thought it would be. I livein a dorm thats a hal-hour

commute rom campus, and

my at mates have to stop

and cook because there is

no such thing as a dormitory

meal plan. The year is

broken into three terms, and

I had to declare a major on

my admissions application

because students apply

to a specifc departmentinstead o the college itsel.

I like it a lot, especially

now that Ireland is part o

the European Union. Ive

met people rom all across

Europe.

Jenny Brown

Example A

Jenny Brown said she assumed

she would end up at UT-Austin, Rice

or a university along those lines.

But then I heard about TrinityCollege in Dublin, Ireland, and

the more I looked into it, the

more attractive it became, Brown

said. Trinity is like the Harvard

o Ireland. So, my parents and

I arranged to meet some o the

university recruiters in Chicago,

and that sealed the deal or us.

Brown said attending Trinity is

more different than she thought itwould be.

I live in a dorm thats a hal-

hour commute rom campus, and

my at mates have to stop and

cook because there is no such

thing as a dormitory meal plan,

she said.

The year is broken into three

terms, and she was required todeclare a major because students

apply to a specific department

rather than the university itself.

I like it a lot, especially

now that Ireland is part o the

European Union, Brown said.

Ive met people rom all across

Europe.

Example B

For years, I assumed that

Id end up at UT-Austin or Rice

or some place like that, Jenny

Brown said.

Then, she heard about Trinity

College in Dublin, Ireland. The

more she looked into it, the more

she liked it.

Trinity is like the Harvard o

Ireland, she said. So, my parents

and I arranged to meet some

o the university recruiters in

Chicago, and that sealed the deal

or us.

Brown lives in a dorm about a

half-mile from campus. Theres no

dormitory meal plan, so she and

her roommates cook.

The year is broken into three

terms, she said, and I had to

declare a major on my admissions

application because students

apply to a specifc departmentinstead o the college itsel.

All in al l, shes having a grand

time.

I like it a lot, especially

now that Ireland is part o the

European Union. Ive met people

rom all across Europe.

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