Witch sectence uses italicized word corrrectly?

A. The dismal news was welcomed by everyone
B. the judges deem her poems to be the best
C. the oysters beseech the walrus to stop
D.i sympathize with the lost child
italicized words for 1 dismal for 2 deem for 3 beseech 4 sympathize

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Clearly, B, C, D are not words needing emphasizing. A is the best choice, however, understanding why dismal news is welcomed, is hard for me to grasp. Personally, I shun dismal news.

i know what the word means im thinking b.

ok thanks bobpursley i will use a

Three of the sentences use the word correctly, one incorrectly. You said you are to identify the CORRECT usage. You should be able to figure out which ones are correct if you know what the words mean.

How can sad news be welcomed???

To determine which sentence uses an italicized word correctly, we need to understand the purpose of italicizing words in writing. Italicized words are used to emphasize or highlight a specific word or phrase, emphasis could be used to show importance, to convey a different tone or to indicate a foreign word or a title.

Let's evaluate each sentence to see if the italicized word is used correctly:

A. The dismal news was welcomed by everyone.
In this sentence, "dismal" is not italicized. Therefore, it does not use an italicized word correctly.

B. the judges deem her poems to be the best.
In this sentence, "deem" is not italicized. Therefore, it does not use an italicized word correctly.

C. the oysters beseech the walrus to stop.
In this sentence, "beseech" is not italicized. Therefore, it does not use an italicized word correctly.

D. I sympathize with the lost child.
In this sentence, "sympathize" is not italicized. Therefore, it does not use an italicized word correctly.

None of the given sentences use an italicized word correctly.