P8 Capitalization

EXERCISE P8–3 Capitalization

EXERCISE P8-3Capitalization

In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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Example

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Question

My mother has begun to research the history of her cherokee ancestors in Georgia.

My mother has begun to research the history of her Cherokee ancestors in Georgia.

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 1 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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Question

I want to take Environmental Biology 103, one other biology course, and one English course.

I want to take Environmental Biology 103, one other Biology course, and one English course.

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 2 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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I obtained profiles of both candidates from a useful Web site called Vote Smart Web.

I obtained profiles of both candidates from a useful Web site called vote smart web.

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 3 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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Question

My sister-in-law is an attorney.

My sister-in-law is an Attorney.

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 4 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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Question

Refugees from Central America are finding it more and more difficult to cross the rio Grande into the United States.

Refugees from Central America are finding it more and more difficult to cross the Rio Grande into the United States.

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 5 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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Does your aunt still preach in local churches whenever she’s asked?

Does your Aunt still preach in local churches whenever she’s asked?

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 6 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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Question

“O Liberty,” cried Madame Roland from the scaffold, “what crimes are committed in thy name?”

“O Liberty,” cried Madame Roland from the scaffold, “What crimes are committed in thy name?”

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 7 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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When the jurors turned in a verdict of not guilty after only one hour of deliberation, district attorney Bax was disappointed.

When the jurors turned in a verdict of not guilty after only one hour of deliberation, District Attorney Bax was disappointed.

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 8 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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Question

W. C. Fields’s epitaph reads, “on the whole, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.”

W. C. Fields’s epitaph reads, “On the whole, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.”

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 9 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.

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Question

Please bring the following items to the meeting: ten legal pads, a box of pencils, and your laptop computer.

Please bring the following items to the meeting: Ten legal pads, a box of pencils, and your laptop computer.

EXERCISE P8-3 Capitalization - 10 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.