Do I have to put a footnote after every sentence?

Do I have to put a footnote after every sentence?

Q. When doing footnotes, do you put a footnote after every sentence, even if two or more consecutive sentences are from the same source and same page? Footnotes should be placed where you need them, not according to a rule. Whenever you can imagine the reader asking “Says who?” you should add a note.

Do footnotes go inside or outside quotation marks Chicago?

When using direct quotes in your assignment enclose them in double quotation marks with the footnote number at the end of the quote. If the quote is longer than 30 words start the quote indented on a new line, without double quotation marks.

What is a block quote in Chicago style?

Block Quotations: A prose quotation of five or more lines, or more than 100 words, should be blocked. CMOS recommends blocking two or more lines of poetry. A blocked quotation does not get enclosed in quotation marks. A blocked quotation must always begin a new line.

What size should Footnotes be in Chicago style?

The preferred method is to use the same font and font size as your text (12 pt font Times New Roman) Footnotes should be placed at the end of all punctuation except the dash.

How do I cite the US Constitution?

“All citations of the U.S. Constitution begin with U.S. Const., followed by the article, amendment, section, and/or clause numbers as relevant. The terms article, amendment, section, and clause are always abbreviated art., amend., §, and cl., respectively. Preamble is abbreviated pmbl. (as in my opening quotation).

How do you quote over 4 lines?

For quotations that are more than four lines of prose or three lines of verse, place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented 1 inch from the left margin while maintaining double-spacing.

How do you cite a government document in Chicago?

Note #. Name of Government & Issuing Agency, Title of Publication, Author(s) First-name Last-name. Publication/Report Number, Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.