Origin of the names of Canadaâs provincial and territorial capitals. Ottawa, Canada. The name Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word âadaweâ, which means âto tradeâ. The settlement was originally incorporated as Bytown in 1850.
DONâT use quotation marks to open and close a block quote. The block quote format takes the place of that open and close quote. In the example above, quotation marks arenât necessary to understand itâs Kidd speaking.
Key Points. 1  A typical quotation is part of a sentence within a paragraph in your paper; however, for longer quotations (more than 40 words), format the excerpt as a block quotation. 2  A block quotation begins on its own line, is not enclosed in quotation marks, and has its in-text citation after the final punctuation.