html · level 2 · unit 5 · lesson 4
- meet it
- guess first
- your turn
- fix it
- nailed it
Tap a green word if you get lost.
meet it
<blockquote> and <q> mark someone else's words.
A is someone else's exact words. A long one, like a customer review, goes in <blockquote>, which browsers push in on both sides. A short one inside a sentence goes in <q>, and the browser adds the quote marks for you.
Then say where the words came from. Write the person's name after the blockquote, and put the title of a book, film, newspaper or website in <cite>, which shows in italics.
<blockquote>
<p>Best brownies in Bristol, and the friendliest staff.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Priya, writing in the <cite>Bristol Food Guide</cite></p>
<p>The judges called them <q>a treat for all the senses</q>.</p>Press show my page to see it here.
Never type quote marks inside <q>, or you will see them twice.
guess first
How many quote marks will you see?
Guess before you run it. Wrong guesses are how you learn, and nothing is marked.
<p>Grandad always says <q>Tea first, then chores</q>.</p>your turn
Your turn. Show off a review.
Write a review of your own in the blockquote's paragraph, then name the newspaper or website it came from inside <cite>.
Press show my page to see it here.
- the blockquote holds a reviewnot checked yet
- the source is named in citenot checked yet
fix it
The quote marks appear twice. Can you fix it?
Press show my page to see it here.
- only the browser adds quote marksnot checked yet
- Count the quote marks on the page. Where do the extra ones come from?
<q>adds its own quote marks, so typed ones show as well.- Delete the two typed quote marks inside the
<q>tags, then press run.
nailed it
you quote people properly. :D
<blockquote>holds a long quotation.<q>wraps a short one and adds the marks.<cite>names the book, film or paper it came from.
new words in your collection
- quotation
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