Question

1. why did the author use italics in the following passage? - \mom, can i go to jennys house after school?\ i asked. theres no way she can say no now! to show what the character wanted to say to her mom to show the characters thoughts to show what was said out loud to place emphasis on the most important part of the sentence

Explanation:

Italics are commonly used in writing to place emphasis. In the given sentence "Mom, can I go to Jenny's house after school? I asked. There's no way she can say no now", the italics on the last - part emphasize the speaker's certainty or eagerness. It is not about showing what was said out loud (quotation marks are for that), nor about showing character's thoughts (usually in brackets or a different format), nor about showing what the character wanted to say but didn't.

Answer:

To place emphasis on the most important part of the sentence