Lesson: Chapter 13 — The Living World

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Question 5

What must be done when a scientific name is written by hand?

A It must be written in capitals B It must be written in brackets C Both words must be underlined D It must be written in italics

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Both words must be underlined.

Italics are what is required in print. Italics being hard to produce by hand, an underline is used instead — two ways of expressing the same thing.

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