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Which is correctly capitalized?
A) i want to visit india.
B) I want to visit India.
C) I want to visit india. |
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B) I want to visit India.
We always capitalize the word "I" and names of countries.
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Which one is correctly capitalized?
A) my aunt mina speaks english and tamil.
B) My aunt mina speaks English and Tamil.
C) My Aunt Mina speaks English and Tamil. |
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C) My Aunt Mina speaks English and Tamil.
The first letter of a sentence is always capitalized.
Names are always capitalized.
Languages are always capitalized.
When referring to a family member by name, such as "Aunt Mina," "Aunt" is capitalized. However, if you were just saying "My aunt" without referring to her by name, "aunt" is not capitalized.
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Which one is correctly capitalized?
A) the capital of california is Sacramento.
B) The capital of California is sacramento.
C) The capital of California is Sacramento. |
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C) The capital of California is Sacramento.
The first letter of a sentence is always capitalized.
Names of cities, states, and provinces are always capitalized.
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Look at this sentence:
my brother, kailash, lives in calcutta.
Which word(s) should be capitalized?
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"My", "Kailash", and "Calcutta" should be capitalized.
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Which of the following should not be capitalized?
A) A person's name.
B) The name of a street.
C) The name of an object.
D) A brand name. |
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C) The name of an object.
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Look at this sentence:
i go to school in delhi.
Which words should be capitalized? |
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"I" and "Delhi" should be capitalized.
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Look at this sentence:
the weather in california is nice.
Which words should be capitalized? |
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"The" and "California" should be capitalized.
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Look at this sentence:
my favorite restaurant is in new york city.
Which words should be capitalized? |
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"My" and "New York City" should be capitalized.
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Look at this sentence:
i have lived in two different Cities: Cairo and albany.
What should be done in order to make the sentence correct? |
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"I" should be capitalized. "Cities" should not be capitalized. "Albany" should be capitalized.
The corrected sentence should look like this:
I have lived in two different cities: Cairo and Albany.
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Look at this sentence:
tomorrow, Gita and i will visit the taj mahal.
What should be done in order to make this sentence correct? |
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"Tomorrow" should be capitalized."I" should be capitalized. "Taj Mahal" should be capitalized.
"Taj Mahal" is capitalized because it's the name of a specific monument. It is a proper noun.
In the sentence, "We visited the museum," "museum" is not capitalized because it's not naming a specific museum. It is a common noun.
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