Which sentence does not contain any errors in the use of italics, underlining, or quotation marks?

A.

Like many of O. Henry's short stories, The Gift of the Magi has a surprise ending.

B.

Like many of O. Henry's short stories, "The Gift of the Magi" has a surprise ending.

C.

Like many of O. Henry's short stories, The Gift of the Magi has a surprise ending.

D.

Like many of O. Henry's short stories, "The Gift of the Magi has a surprise ending.

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Thomas Whitehead

5 October, 14:31

Which sentence does not contain any errors in the use of italics, underlining, or quotation marks?

A.

Like many of O. Henry's short stories, The Gift of the Magi has a surprise ending.

B.

Like many of O. Henry's short stories, "The Gift of the Magi" has a surprise ending.

C.

Like many of O. Henry's short stories, The Gift of the Magi has a surprise ending.

D.

Like many of O. Henry's short stories, "The Gift of the Magi has a surprise ending.

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Graves · Answer 1

The answer to your question is C because the name is capitalized and The Gift Of the Magi should be in quotations because its a name of a short story. So C would be your answer.

Avah Carey · Answer 2

Your answer would be B. the author's name is properly capitalized, the punctuation is correct, and when titling a short story - the title should be in quotation marks as shown in example B - "The Gift of the Magi"