Question

Which sentences correctly use quotations from "A Modest Proposal"? Check all that apply. Swift explains that landlords “seem to have the best title to the children.” Swift writes, we can neither employ them in handicraft or agriculture. Swift discusses the hardships faced by impoverished people in Ireland. Swift writes, “I think the advantages by the proposal which I have made are obvious and many, as well as of the highest importance.” “This food would likewise bring great custom to taverns,” Swift writes.

Answer 1

The sentences that correclty use quotations from "A Modes Proposal" are the following:

• Swift explains that landlords “seem to have the best title to the children.”
• Swift writes, “I think the advantages by the proposal which I have made are obvious and many, as well as of the highest importance.”
• “This food would likewise bring great custom to taverns,” Swift writes.

The other sentences do not use quotations. One should have quotations since it uses Swift's exact words, while the other simply doesn't need them.

Answer 2

Swift explains that landlords “seem to have the best title to the children"

Swift writes, “I think the advantages by the proposal which I have made are obvious and many, as well as of the highest importance.”

“This food would likewise bring great custom to taverns,” Swift writes.