Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Underline and Italics — Flashcards

MCQs on the rules surrounding when to <u>underline</u> and when to use <i>italics</i>, both of which are forms of punctuations to show emphasis when writing.  They can be interchanged depending upon what is a writer’s preference.  However, these too follow some basic rules as follows:
1.When naming a long title to a written piece of work such as a book, a magazine, a movie, a newspaper, a song, a play or a TV show, you can italicize, underline or even use quotation marks (“”) to offset the title.  

For example:

The Diary of Anne Frank

or

The Diary of Anne Frank

“The Diary of Anne Frank”

To not use at least one of these forms of offsetting the title would be an incorrect writing format.

2.When using foreign words and phrases.  Foreign words and phrases should always be either underlined or in italics.  

3. Italicize onomatopoeia words (sound words).