16. Identify the word or phrase that should be in italics.

Riding the Orient Express toward Istanbul, Tom read the novels of Mark Twain. (1 point)
Orient Express
Istanbul
Express
Mark Twain****

17. Identify the word or phrase that should be in italics:

He felt like a character in a Steven Spielberg movie as he listened to a Strauss waltz while eating spaghetti in the dining car. (1 point)

Steven Spielberg
Strauss waltz
spaghetti
no error
help with this one? it could be anything which makes me think there is no error???

18. Identify the sentence that contains an error in punctuation or capitalization. (1 point)
"Good morning," Ms. Roper said. "Please open your copies of The Hobbit to page 45."
"I've left my book at home, said Emily. "May I share with someone else?" ******
Ms. Roper handed out an article on J. R. R. Tolkien from Smithsonian magazine.
"I can’t wait to read the rest of his books," said Rick.
19. Identify the choice that contains no errors in punctuation or use of italics. (1 point)
Catherine asked, "Where are you going"?
"We're going to volunteer at the animal shelter," said Dan, "Do you want to come?"
"Do they have puppies there?" she asked.*******
"Of course. Did you think they had elephants?", Dan asked her.

20. Identify the error in apostrophe use:
Pat's friend just called to ask if Tom's brother will be at Richards' birthday party. (1 point)
Pat's
Tom's
Richards'***
no error
21. Identify the error in apostrophe use: Those dogs's owners have left them in their vet's kennel while they shop at Macy's. (1 point)
dogs's***
vet's
Macy's
no error
22. Identify the incorrect word: Emma told Jim that his car is still in it’s parking place next to our apartment. (1 point)
his
it’s***
our
no error

no ^

17. The phrase that should be in italics is "Steven Spielberg."

18. The sentence that contains an error in punctuation or capitalization is: "I've left my book at home," said Emily. "May I share with someone else?"

19. The choice that contains no errors in punctuation or use of italics is: "Do they have puppies there?" she asked.

20. The error in apostrophe use is in the word "Richards'."

21. The error in apostrophe use is in the word "dogs's."

22. The incorrect word is "it's." The correct word should be "its" without the apostrophe.

17. The word or phrase that should be in italics is "no error" because there is no need for italics in the given sentence.

18. The sentence that contains an error in punctuation or capitalization is: "I've left my book at home, said Emily. "May I share with someone else?" The error is the missing capital letter at the beginning of the sentence after the quotation mark.

19. The choice that contains no errors in punctuation or use of italics is: "Do they have puppies there?" she asked.

20. The error in apostrophe use is in "Richards'." It should be "Richard's" to indicate possession by a single person named Richard.

21. The error in apostrophe use is in "dogs's." It should be "dogs'" to indicate possession by multiple dogs.

22. The incorrect word is "it’s." It should be "its" without an apostrophe to indicate possession.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm

16. no
17. what do you decide?
18. yes
20. yes
21. yes
22. yes