Question

The phrase, lovely, dark and deep, suggests a change in the poem.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

• A. phrase - lovely, dark and deep,
• B. phrase, "lovely, dark and deep,"
• C. phrase ... lovely, dark and deep ...
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

phrase, "lovely, dark and deep,"

Quotation marks are used when we want to use someone else's words in our writing. In the given sentence, a particular phrase has been taken from a poem. This phrase must be enclosed within quotation marks while citing in any sentence. Thus, the correct form of writing the phrase will be, as given in Option B.

Option A - An en dash is used to represent a range of numbers or compound adjectives.

Option C - An ellipsis is generally used to indicate trailing off thought.

Option D is incorrect, a comma is used to set off dependent clauses in a sentence.