Homework Help: grammar

Posted by lilman on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10:37pm.

Identify the appropriate punctuation for the phrase in () in the sentence;

The song (You Are My Sunshine) always cheers me up.
italics
quotation marks (my choice)
single quotation marks
none of the above

Identify the sentence in which the word or words in () are punctuated incorrectly.

Pam was (well prepared) for the debate.
She had (read three quarters) of the material more than once. (my choice)
She has always been (self assured).
The winner needs a (two-thirds) majority of the votes.

Please help check my work

grammar - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10:39pm
Your first answer is right, but your second one is wrong.
grammar - lilman, Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10:41pm
Would it be the two thirds
grammar - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10:50pm
The only one I think is punctuated correctly is the last one -- two-thirds.

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