Italics
What word/s in the sentence requires italics?
"Can I read Treasure Island for my book report?" Carmine asked.
Treasure Island
Where should the quotations mark be used in the following sentence?
Dudley Randall's poem Ancestors questions why people always seem to believe that their ancestors were aristocrats.
"Ancestors"
Rewrite the phrase using the possessive case.
the boat of Sandra
Sandra's boat
Insert parentheses where needed.
Mrs. Matsuo served us the sushi sōō'shē that she had prepared.
(sōō'shē)
Correct the sentence.
Play the Freddie Jackson tape again, Sam, Rebecca called from her room.
"Play the Freddie Jackson tape again, Sam," Rebecca called from her room.
What word/s require italics?
Wendy wrote an article called Students, Where Are You? for our local newspaper, the Morning Beacon.
Morning Beacon
Where should the quotations mark be used in the following sentence?
"That artist," Mr. Russell said, was influenced by the Cuban painter Amelia Pelaez del Casal.
"That artist," Mr. Russell said, "was influenced by the Cuban painter Amelia Pelaez del Casal."
Rewrite the phrase using the possessive case.
the typewriter of Charles
Charles' typewriter
or
Charles's typewriter
Insert parentheses where needed.
Mohandas K. Ghandi 1869-1948 led India's struggle for Independence from British rule.
(1869-1948)
used showing life span
Correct the sentence.
Don't you remember they're story about catching twenty two fish in the Passaic River?
Don't you remember their story about catching twenty-two fish in the Passaic River?
What word/s require italics?
There is a legend that the band on the Titanic played a hymn Nearer My God to Thee as the ship sank into the icy sea.
Titanic
Where is the error in the use of quotation marks?
"I swam there last summer", said Peggy.
"I swam there last summer," said Peggy.
The comma after summer goes inside the quotation marks.
Rewrite the phrase using the possessive case.
the suits of the women
the women's suits
Is the hyphen used correctly? If not, correct.
Lisa wrote her science report on the tyra-
nnosaurs.
Lisa wrote her science report on the tyran-
nosaurs.
Correct the sentence.
The old fort it was used during the Civil War has been rebuilt and is open to the public.
The old fort (it was used during the Civil War) has been rebuilt and is open to the public.
Which word/s requires italics?
Ned reads the Wall Street Journal every day.
Wall Street Journal
Where is the error/s in the use of quotation marks?
"has anyone in the class swum in the Great Salt Lake" asked Ms. Estrada?
"Has anyone in the class swum in the Great Salt Lake?" asked Ms. Estrada.
The H needs to be capitalized.
The question mark goes inside the quotation mark.
A period goes at the end of the sentence.
Rewrite the phrase using the possessive case.
the tickets of the passengers
passengers' tickets
Insert a hyphen/s where necessary.
Twenty six student council members (more then a two thirds majority) voted to change the school song.
Twenty-six student council members (more then a two-thirds majority) voted to change the school song.
Use a hyphen with compound numbers.
Correct the sentence.
Wholl go with me to next weeks showing of the French film Small Change?
Who'll go with me to next weeks showing of the French film Small Change?
Which word/s require italics?
Don't forget to drop the final e before you add -ing to that word.
e -ing
Where is the error/s in the use of quotation marks?
"Has anyone read the story To Build a Fire ?" asked the teacher.
"Has anyone read the story 'To Build a Fire' ?" asked the teacher.
There are quotations inside quotations. Here they must go around the title of the story too.
What is the contraction for the following:
it is
it's
Insert a dash/s where necessary'
Ricardo's guidebook the one he ordered last month states that the Suwannee is one of Florida's major rivers.
Ricardo's guidebook - the one he ordered last month - states that the Suwannee is one of Florida's major rivers.
Correct the sentence.
Dont those 2s look like zs to you?
Don't those 2's look like z's to you?