Which sentence contains an item that is either incorrectly italicized or should be italicized?
A. On the ship's deck was women reading a novel called (Mystery at Sea).
B. He painted the seaplane blue and named it "Kingfisher."
C. In (Newsweek), I read an article called "The Future of Sports."
D. Read the (Chicago Tribune) regularly for news of plays like (King Lear).
Which sentence contains an error in the use of end marks or commas?
A.Isn't that a rather drastic solution, Stella?
B.Rain had been forecast; the weather, however, remained perfectly pleasant.
C.A heavy pack, for example is often more trouble than it is worth.
D.He saved the file, turned the printer on, and gave the command to print.
The answers that I choose were D and C :)
Read up on italics here:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm
C is correct for the second one.
oh, so is it A for the first one?
It could be D for #1, depending on the official name of the newspaper. The official name is, however, Chicago Tribune, so both words must be italicized. Maybe "The" should also be italicized, but usually is not. I don't see anything wrong in any of the choices or #1.
You are correct on #3. A comma is needed after "for example".
And DO learn to spell 'grammar"!
By the way, there is a glaring error in A in question #1 that has nothing to do with italics. See if you can spot it.
is it Mystery at sea because on my notes it says that novels should have a quotation mark?
:D
"was" is the wrong verb case. What would you use with the plural "women"?
And I am mistaken! The name of the airplane should be in italics. Names of ships are always italicized, so airplane names should also be italicized. That's the one that is wrong. I'm sorry.
To determine the answer to the first question, we need to evaluate each sentence and identify if any words or phrases should be italicized or if any italicized words or phrases should not be.
Sentence A: "On the ship's deck was women reading a novel called (Mystery at Sea)." - The title of the novel should be italicized, so "Mystery at Sea" should be in italics instead of parentheses.
Sentence B: "He painted the seaplane blue and named it "Kingfisher."" - The name of the seaplane, "Kingfisher," should be in italics. The sentence is correct as it is.
Sentence C: "In (Newsweek), I read an article called "The Future of Sports."" - The name of the magazine, "Newsweek," should be italicized instead of in parentheses. The title of the article, "The Future of Sports," is correctly italicized.
Sentence D: "Read the (Chicago Tribune) regularly for news of plays like (King Lear)." - The name of the newspaper, "Chicago Tribune," should be italicized instead of in parentheses. The title of the play, "King Lear," is correctly italicized.
So, the answer to the first question is sentence A: "On the ship's deck was women reading a novel called (Mystery at Sea)," as "Mystery at Sea" should be italicized instead of in parentheses.
To determine the answer to the second question, we need to evaluate each sentence and identify if any errors exist in the use of end marks or commas.
Sentence A: "Isn't that a rather drastic solution, Stella?" - The sentence is correct as it is.
Sentence B: "Rain had been forecast; the weather, however, remained perfectly pleasant." - The sentence is correct as it is.
Sentence C: "A heavy pack, for example is often more trouble than it is worth." - The comma is placed incorrectly. It should be placed after "example," not before "is."
Sentence D: "He saved the file, turned the printer on, and gave the command to print." - The sentence is correct as it is.
So, the answer to the second question is sentence C: "A heavy pack, for example is often more trouble than it is worth," as the comma is placed incorrectly.
Therefore, the correct answers are A and C.