According to your textbook, when presenting testimony in a speech, you should usually paraphrase the testimony, rather than quote it verbatim, if

A. the wording of the quotation is obscure or cumbersome.
B. you need to alter the quotation so it will say what you need to prove your point.
C. the quotation is more than two or three sentences long.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. Both the quotation is more than two or three sentences long and the wording of the quotation is obscure or cumbersome.

Answer: E

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