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OpenStudy (linn99123):

Which sentence does not contain any errors in the use of italics or quotation marks? A. Is "The Pirates of Penzance" an opera or a musical? B. Is The "Pirates of Penzance" an opera or a musical? C. Is The Pirates of Penzance an opera or a musical? D. Is The Pirates of Penzance an opera or a musical? i think it is A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I cant see any italics here...so enlighten me?

OpenStudy (linn99123):

theres non underlinded

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Italics is not underlined. Italics makes the word slanted. Check your question page.

OpenStudy (linn99123):

ohhh sorry D:

OpenStudy (linn99123):

d and c have them on the italics r Pirates of Penzance and on d they r The Pirates of Penzance

OpenStudy (micahm):

In typography, italic type is a cursive typeface based on a stylized form of calligraphic handwriting. Owing to the influence from calligraphy, such typefaces often slant slightly to the right. Different glyph shapes from roman type are also usually used—another influence from calligraphy. True italics are therefore distinct from oblique type, in which the font is merely distorted into a slanted orientation. However, uppercase letters are often oblique type or swash capitals rather than true italics.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It should be D, since it's a musical or opera.

OpenStudy (micahm):

quotation marks? is not in the picture why would that be in there if all of them have quotation marks? at the end of them

OpenStudy (micahm):

C & D looks the same

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C has Pirates of Penzance in italics, while D has The Pirates of Penzance in italics, which makes the answer D, since the word "The" is part of the title of the play.

OpenStudy (micahm):

I don't see the different's do you have a screen shot of this problem

OpenStudy (linn99123):

i figured cause leaveing the word "the" out seemed weired

OpenStudy (micahm):

i understand this "the

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