Here is the original passage from Conner's Learn More Now (2004), page 198:
When you're required to use the equipment, the chairs, and the furniture that's available, remember that you can usually find ways to customize your space. For instance, if you prefer a more reclined or relaxed seat:
- Place a cushion or a pillow on your chair.
- Put your feet up, even if only on the leg supports of a table in
front of you.
- Avoid chairs altogether and stand or sit on the floor.
Consider the use of quotation marks in this passage from a student's essay:
In Learn More Now (Conner, 2004), the author writes about how to make any environment one's own. She suggests that someone can place a cushion or a pillow on your chair, put your feet up, even if only on the leg supports of a table in
front of you, avoid chairs altogether and stand or sit on the floor (p. 198).
This sentence is:
a. No quotation marks are needed because it is cited correctly as is
b. Quotation marks are needed for the whole passsage, beginning with the word "In" and ending with the word "floor".
c. No quotation marks are needed because this is the student's own words.
d. Quotation marks are needed around the three suggestions, beginning with the word "place" and ending with the word "floor".