Identify the word or phrase that should be in italics.
Riding the Orient Express toward Istanbul, Tom read the novels of Mark Twain.
a. Orient Express
b. Istanbul
c. Mark Twain
d. none***
Mine test was different but here are the answers anyway.
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Q: Identify the word or phrase that should be in italics: Riding the Orient Express toward Istanbul, Tom read the novels of Mark Twain.
A: Orient Express
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Yes, those are the correct answers. It seems like you had a slightly different quiz than the original one I posted, but this is good practice nonetheless.
Nope.
so it's a?
Yes. The Orient Express was a luxurious, famous train that ran on many routes throughout Europe.
To identify the word or phrase that should be in italics, we need to understand the rules for italicizing titles. In general, titles of large works, such as books, newspapers, magazines, movies, and plays, are italicized.
In the given sentence, "Riding the Orient Express toward Istanbul, Tom read the novels of Mark Twain," the word "Orient Express" represents the title of a specific train, so it should be italicized.
Therefore, the correct answer is a. Orient Express.