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1
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)I will spend spring break relaxing on a Caribbean beach reading Anne Rice's novel "Interview with the Vampire."
B)I will spend spring break relaxing on a Caribbean beach reading Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire.
C)I will spend spring break relaxing on a Caribbean beach reading Anne Rice's novel InterviewwiththeVampire.
2
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)My cousin Tom recently had a story published in Reader'sDigest.
B)My cousin Tom recently had a story published in "Reader's Digest."
C)My cousin Tom recently had a story published in Reader's Digest.
3
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)The Toronto Star was founded by Joseph Atkinson.
B)The "Toronto Star" was founded by Joseph Atkinson.
C)The Toronto Star was founded by Joseph Atkinson.
4
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)Life magazine brought us vivid pictures of wars, floods, famines, and other international tragedies when there was no television.
B)Life magazine brought us vivid pictures of wars, floods, famines, and other international tragedies when there was no television.
C)"Life" magazine brought us vivid pictures of wars, floods, famines, and other international tragedies when there was no television.
5
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)Deanna and Will celebrated their anniversary by having dinner and seeing the musical Cats.
B)Deanna and Will celebrated their anniversary by having dinner and seeing the musical "Cats."
C)Deanna and Will celebrated their anniversary by having dinner and seeing the musical Cats.
6
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)The Supreme Court ruled in "Miranda v. Arizona" that the police must warn those under arrest that they are not required to incriminate themselves.
B)The Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must warn those under arrest that they are not required to incriminate themselves.
C)The Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must warn those under arrest that they are not required to incriminate themselves.
7
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)Euripides' bloody play Medea tells of a woman who revenges herself on her faithless husband by killing their children.
B)Euripides' bloody play "Medea" tells of a woman who revenges herself on her faithless husband by killing their children.
C)Euripides' bloody play Medea tells of a woman who revenges herself on her faithless husband by killing their children.
8
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)Mozart's The Magic Flute isn't bad if you like opera.
B)Mozart's "The Magic Flute" isn't bad if you like opera.
C)Mozart's The Magic Flute isn't bad if you like opera.
9
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)I used Picasso's Guernica, his famous painting commemorating the German bombing of that Spanish city, in a paper for my history class on the Spanish Civil War
B)I used Picasso's "Guernica," his famous painting commemorating the German bombing of that Spanish city, in a paper for my history class on the Spanish Civil War.
C)I used Picasso's Guernica, his famous painting commemorating the German bombing of that Spanish city, in a paper for my history class on the Spanish Civil War.
10
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)Bill and I always fight over whether we should watch an episode of The Simpsons or Desperate Housewives on Sunday nights.
B)Bill and I always fight over whether we should watch an episode of TheSimpsons or Desperate Housewives on Sunday nights.
C)Bill and I always fight over whether we should watch an episode of "The Simpsons" or "Desperate Housewives" on Sunday nights.
11
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)My brother William had trouble spelling his name when he was little; he could never remember whether the vowels at the end should be ia or ai.
B)My brother William had trouble spelling his name when he was little; he could never remember whether the vowels at the end should be ia or ai.
C)My brother William had trouble spelling his name when he was little; he could never remember whether the vowels at the end should be "ia" or "ai."
12
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)In my Comparative Religions class, we are studying stories that appear in both the Bible and the Koran.
B)In my Comparative Religions class, we are studying stories that appear in both the "Bible" and the "Koran."
C)In my Comparative Religions class, we are studying stories that appear in both the Bible and the Koran.
13
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)Every year, just before Christmas, the dancing school in my home town puts on The Nutcracker.
B)Every year, just before Christmas, the dancing school in my home town puts on "The Nutcracker."
C)Every year, just before Christmas, the dancing school in my home town puts on The Nutcracker.
14
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)Setting forth on the Mayflower in 1620 was a risky undertaking.
B)Setting forth on the Mayflower in 1620 was a risky undertaking.
C)Setting forth on the "Mayflower" in 1620 was a risky undertaking.
15
Click on the sentence that uses italics correctly.
A)Alot is not the correct spelling; the correct spelling is alot.
B)Alot is not the correct spelling; the correct spelling is alot.
C)Alot is not the correct spelling; the correct spelling is a lot.







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