Identifying Capitalization Errors - HSPT Language Skills

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Question

Identify which one of the following sentences contains a capitalization error. Select “No Errors” if none of the sentences contains a capitalization error.

Answer

The sentence that contains the capitalization error is shown below.

I started my paper with the sentence, "flightless birds are fascinating."

The quoted sentence should begin with a capital letter. The corrected sentence would read,

I started my paper with the sentence, "Flightless birds are fascinating."

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Question

Identify which one of the following sentences contains a capitalization error. Select “No Errors” if none of the sentences contains a capitalization error.

Answer

Each of these sentences uses correct capitalization. In "Big Ben and the London Bridge are two major landmarks in London, England," "Big Ben" is a proper noun because it is the name of a landmark, and "London" and "England" are capitalized because they are the name of a city and a country, respectively. In "The Great Wall of China stretches for thousands of miles across China," "The Great Wall of China" is capitalized because it is a landmark and "China" is capitalized because it is the name of a country. In "The Eiffel Tower forms one of the most famous silhouettes on the Parisian skyline," "Eiffel Tower" is capitalized because it is a landmark and "Parisian" is capitalized because it is an adjective formed from the name of a city, Paris.

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