In MLA documentation, to signify a quotation within a quotation, writers must:

A. use single quotation marks: "'I don't know,' Al said. 'I don't know what I want to eat'" (Hemingway 21).

B. use parentheses: " (I don't know,) Al said. (I don't know what I want to eat) " (Hemingway 21).

C. use asterisks: "I don't know, Al said. * I don't know what I want to eat*" (Hemingway 21).

D. use brackets: "[I don't know,] Al said. [I don't know what I want to eat]" (Hemingway 21).

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Olivia Travis

25 January, 12:13

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Konnor Dillon · Answer 1

Answer: I believe it is A, because that is what I mostly do and every other option seems silly to use.