Asked by Leo

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 :)
Answered by Writeacher
Read up on italics here:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm

C is correct for the second one.
Answered by Leo
oh, so is it A for the first one?
Answered by Reed
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"!
Answered by Reed
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.
Answered by Leo
is it Mystery at sea because on my notes it says that novels should have a quotation mark?
:D
Answered by Reed
"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.
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