Lesson 437
Mechanics - Punctuation - Brackets
Use a bracketed sic [meaning "thus in the original"] to show that an error in quoted material is not an error in quoting, but the error was in the original text.
Example:
"i[sic] felt very bad."
(The "I" should have been capitalized.)
Instructions: Insert [sic] where needed in the following sentences.
1. "The robber put the monie in the canvas bag."
"The robber put the monie[sic] in the canvas bag."
2. "I will be leaving early tommorrow by train."
"I will be leaving early tommorrow[sic] by train."
3. "I wanted to kill the man because he was a Yanky."
"I wanted to kill the man because he was a Yanky[sic]."
4. "He was a nown criminal by everyone there."
"He was a nown[sic] criminal by everyone there."
5. He complained, "I ain't going."
He complained, "I ain't[sic] going."