Author Question: In which of the following statements should the word city NOT be capitalized? A. She lives in New ... (Read 58 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

In which of the following statements should the word city NOT be capitalized?

A. She lives in New York City.
B. They want to set up operations in the City of Paris.
C. The made their travel reservations with True City Inc.
D. The most popular shopping mall is City Shine Avenue.

Question 2

Which of the following statements has been capitalized correctly?

A. The Government of the country has decided to ban the export of precious stones.
B. The Head of our Department was made to quit his job.
C. The employees at the headquarters use a Canon photocopier.
D. The company decided to set up a distribution unit in the north to improve sales in that region.

dominiqueenicolee · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The word city should not be capitalized in the statement They want to set up operations in
the City of Paris. Capitalize the word city only when it is a part of the corporate name of a
city. The rules of capitalization help writers make words distinctive, emphasize words, and
show that certain words are especially important.

Answer to Question 2

C
The statement that has been capitalized accurately is The employees at the headquarters
use a Canon photocopier. It is important for writers to distinguish between a proper noun that
is part of the official name of a product and a common noun that names the general class of
the product.