Introducing a quote to provide relevance is vital to helping the reader connect
your evidence with your main idea. It also can provide the necessary context,
especially in a literary essay. Writers can use an introductory phrase, sentence, or
transition words to introduce it to the reader.
Looking back in Alice's essay, what introductory phrase was used to introduce this
quote: "When his (Lennie's) Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out
workin'. Got kinda used to each other after a little while"?
1. Without George, Lenny would havebeen left to fend for himself...
2. A prominent example of man's
obligation to man is...
3. Without each other, they would be
lost.
4. When first meeting Slim, George
explains that...
