The phrase "a direct excerpt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific portion of text that has been taken verbatim from a source.
Example: "In her research paper, she included a direct excerpt from the original manuscript to support her argument."
Alternatives: "a verbatim quote" or "an exact quotation".
The direct excerpt from "Death Mix" forms the first two minutes of this anonymous, slightly inept mix.
Zhu wrote an individual preface for each of these two books (both direct excerpts from Liji ["Record of Rites"], one of the Five Classics).
But Benedictus does some fun stuff too, weaving direct excerpts from real interviews into his conversations, and the narrative voice flows with wit and vigour as it moves from Benedictus and Mendez's emails to hapless Michael, Marks's drug-guzzling wife Mellody and Calvin Vance, a gormless X Factor runner-up.
The remainder of the study provides a more thorough analysis of what shareholder agreements are about, links many of the findings to existing empirical and theoretical studies, includes direct excerpts from shareholder agreements themselves, and discusses in more detail how shareholder agreements terminate.
"Proton therapy makes it feasible to just hone in on the actual tumors". That newspaper excerpt is a direct quotation from someone who, unlike me, knows what proton therapy is — a medical researcher on the cutting edge of cancer science speaking directly to a reporter.
Direct (book excerpt), 1996 Nov. La Vanguardia (Spain), 1995 Aug. Marketing Magazine (Canada), 1994 Nov. Marketing Magazine (Canada), 1997 Nov. Direct Marketing News, 1995 Dec. Direct Marketing News, 1996 Jan .Marketing Magazine (Canada), 1995 Nov. Includes audiocassettes, videocassettes, 16mm and 35mm films.
You can copy an excerpt plus direct link and email it.
The song's first promotional music video, directed by Peter Chelsom, is an excerpt from Hannah Montana: The Movie that was premiered on Disney Channel on January 19 , 2009
The song's music video, directed by Peter Chelsom, is an excerpt from Hannah Montana: The Movie which premiered on February 16, 2009 on Disney Channel.
