Experiment with where you place your quotations.
Compare the following:
1) “‘We’ve got him now!’ said Joe. ‘He can’t get down without being caught!'”
vs.
2) “Joe said, ‘We’ve got him now! He can’t get down without being caught.'”
vs.
3) “‘We’ve got him now! He can’t get down without being caught!’ Joe said.
To my ear, the first example is the most lively – though it’s taken from literature, it’s easy enough to adapt to academic writing.
An invented example:
“‘The verb,’ points out Professor Bernardi, ‘often comes at the end of a German sentence.'”
Also, be sure to comment:
“‘The verb,’ points out Professor Bernardi HELPFULLY/REDUNDANTLY/WISELY, ‘often comes at the end of a German sentence.'”
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