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20-Proper Nouns_Capitalization-15



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

B.15 “Thursday’s practice was very easy.”

This sentence is written correctly.
 

 2. 

B.15 “Walter walked down Waiting Lane.”

This sentence is written correctly.
 

 3. 

B.15 “Have you seen the Brooklyn bridge?”

This sentence is written correctly.
 

 4. 

B.15 “he likes to eat pizza with Eddy.”

This sentence is written correctly
 

 5. 

B.15 “run down to Jiffy mart.”

This sentence is written incorrectly.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

C.15 “Samantha said that “Sara and Susie are always arguing about boys.””

What is wrong with this sentence?
a.
This sentence is an indirect quote, therefore, there is no need for quotation marks.
d.
This sentence is a direct quote, therefore, there is no need for “Samantha” to be capitalized.
b.
This sentence is a direct quote, therefore, there is no need for “Sara” to be capitalized.
e.
Both B and C
c.
This sentence is an indirect quote, therefore, there is no need for an extra set of quotation marks to be added at the end of the sentence.
 

 7. 

B.15 What should be capitalized in the salutation of a letter?
a.
the first word
c.
the name of the person that you are writing to.
b.
the title of the person that you are writing to.
d.
All of the above
 

 8. 

B.15 “i can’t stand it,” yelled Yang, “that you keep doing that!”

Which words need to be capitalized?
a.
i
c.
that
b.
yelled
d.
Both A and C
 

 9. 

B.15 “dear doctor dorfmann,”

Which words need to be capitalized?
a.
dear
c.
Both A and B
b.
doctor
d.
None of the above
 

 10. 

B.15 “players practice for games, they play in them.”

Which words need to be capitalized?
a.
players
c.
games
b.
they
d.
Both A and B
 



 
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