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Which of the following should be italicized: titles of songs, titles of books, titles of movies, titles of artwork (e.g., paintings and sculptures), titles of poems, or titles of articles?

Find the words that need to be italicized in the following sentences: "I was reading the Big City Bugle yesterday, and I couldn't believe it, but they misspelled the word newsworthy. C'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute."

None of the words above need italics (though some might need quotation marks).

"Big City Bugle" should be italicized.

The phrase "c'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute" should be italicized.

"I couldn't believe it" should be italicized.

"Big City Bugle," newsworthy, and "c'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute" should be italicized.

Find what needs italics in the following sentence: "Think of Me is my favorite song in The Phantom of the Opera."

Nothing above should be italicized.

"Think of Me" should be italicized.

"The Phantom of the Opera" should be italicized.

The word favorite should be italicized.

Find what needs to be italicized in the following sentence: "I told her my idea of a good Saturday was a kitchen full of tacos and some Selena blasting through my speakers."

Nothing should be italicized.

The word tacos should be italicized.

Selena and tacos should both be italicized.

Selena should be italicized.

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