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OpenStudy (xxcookiequeenxx):

Which sentence does not contain any errors in the use of italics or quotation marks? A. He starred in the musical The Music Man last year. B. He starred in the musical The "Music Man" last year. C. He starred in the musical The Music Man last year. D. He starred in the musical "The Music Man" last year. in A. Music Man is slanted in C. The Music Man is slanted as well @MissSmartiez @Mythorius

OpenStudy (mythorius):

D? I think.

OpenStudy (misssmartiez):

Hold on. In some things, it has to be quoted, in others, slanted.

OpenStudy (misssmartiez):

Like quoting articles, and slanting books, making sure.

OpenStudy (mythorius):

I think it's D because "/The Music Man/" right?

OpenStudy (misssmartiez):

Never heard of quoted and slanted. Just one or the other. Just checked, slanted.

OpenStudy (misssmartiez):

" When quoted in text or listed in a bibliography, titles of books, journals, plays, and other freestanding works are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and other shorter works are set in roman and enclosed in quotation marks." http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/quotation-marks/titles-of-books-plays-articles-etc-underline-italicize-use-quotation-marks/

OpenStudy (misssmartiez):

I suppose A.

OpenStudy (misssmartiez):

I thought with Myth too though, it seemed uncommon, so I was driven to double check.

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