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

The only one I think is punctuated correctly is the last one -- two-thirds.

wouldnt it be three-quarters? just like two-thirds

Would it be the two thirds

Your first answer is right, but your second one is wrong.

I think the answer would be A. Pam was well prepared for the debate. (it should be well-prepared). :)

Good luck!

In the sentence, "The song (You Are My Sunshine) always cheers me up," the appropriate punctuation for the phrase in parentheses is quotation marks.

Regarding the sentence in which the word or words in parentheses are punctuated incorrectly, your choice is correct. The sentence "She had (read three quarters) of the material more than once" contains incorrect punctuation. The correct way to punctuate this phrase would be "She had read three quarters of the material more than once." The parentheses are unnecessary in this context.