Grammar and Language Workbook

Unit 12, Punctuation 249

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Mechanics

Lesson 79

Quotation Marks and Italics

Use italics (underlining) to identify the title of a book, play, film, television

series, magazine, newspaper, or name of a ship, train, or plane.

The Wind in the Willows(book)

Home Improvement (television series)

Use quotation marks for the title of a short story, essay, poem, song, magazine or

newspaper article, or book chapter.

The poem “Jabberwocky” is in the chapter entitled “Looking-Glass House.”

Exercise 1 Read each title. Add quotation marks or underline for italics.

Mysterious Tales of the New England Coast(book)

1. Old Yeller(film)


2. Old Yeller(book)


3. The Sword in the Stone(book)


4. “Caring for Your Pet”(magazine article)


5. “Jingle Bells”(song)


6. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette(newspaper)


7. Cricket(magazine)


8. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(book)


9. “Mamma Sewing”(essay)


10. “The Tale of the Tiger’s Paintbrush”(short story)


11. “The Great Eclipse”(magazine article)


12. “Love Song for a Jellyfish”(poem)


13. Jump! The Adventures of Brer Rabbit(book)


14. Mayflower(ship)


15. Time(magazine)


16. The Longest Journey(film)