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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (Continued)

Question 8 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Which sentence correctly uses a quotation from "A Modest Proposal"?

Answer
A
Swift explains that some mothers are “forced to employ all their time in stroling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.”
B
Some mothers are forced to employ all their time in stroling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.
C
“Swift writes that some mothers are forced to employ all their time in stroling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.”
D
Swift explains that many mothers have to beg in order to provide food for their children.

Explanation

Choice A correctly introduces a direct quotation from Swift’s essay and places quotation marks around the quoted words. The phrase “forced to employ all their time in stroling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants” is presented as Swift’s wording. Choice B gives the phrase without quotation marks, while C puts the whole sentence—including the added words “Swift writes that”—inside quotation marks.

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