Which sentence does not contain any errors in the use of italics or quotation marks A. Sue and Jill performed their one-act play called Summer Frenzy. B. Jules Verne wrote the novel "The Mysterious Land." C. Elvis Presley's recording of the song "Love Me Tender" is based on an old folk song, I think. D. The world's most famous painted portrait may be Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."
When to Use Italics for a Title Italics are used in the titles of Books Full-length plays Long poems Music albums Anything that has sections, like anthologies or collections Newspapers Magazines Movies Television and radio shows Ships (With ships and other craft, the USS or the HMS is not italicized.) Airplanes Spacecrafts Trains Some scientific names Court cases Works of art Musical works like operas and musicals Computer and video games
When to Use Quotation Marks Quotation marks enclose the titles of: Short works Sections of long works including chapters, articles, songs, short stories, essays, poems, short films, and any other time a long work is included in an anthology or collection Technically, television shows and movies are to be italicized because individual scenes or episodes would be put in quotation marks. However, many times these titles are put in quotation marks and you will find this done quite often, especially in reviews.
When Not to Use Titles or Quotation Marks Titles of things that should not be in italics or quotation marks are: Scriptures of major religions (italicize the title of the published version) Constitutional documents Legal documents Traditional games (such as leapfrog) Software Commercial products (such as Cocoa Puffs)
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