Question

Which sentences correctly use quotations from "A Modest Proposal"? Check all that apply.
Swift explains that landlords “seem to have the best title to the children.”
Swift writes, we can neither employ them in handicraft or agriculture.
Swift discusses the hardships faced by impoverished people in Ireland.
Swift writes, “I think the advantages by the proposal which I have made are obvious and many, as well as of the highest importance.”
“This food would likewise bring great custom to taverns,” Swift writes

Answer 1

Correct: 1, 4, and 5.

Briefly:
- 1, 4, and 5 reproduce Swift’s wording and use quotation marks/punctuation appropriately.
- 2 does not use quotation marks (and has a wording/grammar issue: “neither … nor” is standard).
- 3 is a paraphrase/summary, not a quotation.