Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses advanced capitalization rules correctly?
A) The south has given birth to many memorable characters: we can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'Hara.
B) The South has given birth to many memorable characters: We can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'Hara.
C) The south has given birth to many memorable characters: we can't forget huckleberry finn, tom sawyer, atticus finch, and scarlet o'hara.
D) The south has given birth to many memorable characters: We can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'hara.

Question

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses advanced capitalization rules correctly?​
A) ​The south has given birth to many memorable characters: we can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'Hara.
B) ​The South has given birth to many memorable characters: We can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'Hara.
C) ​The south has given birth to many memorable characters: we can't forget huckleberry finn, tom sawyer, atticus finch, and scarlet o'hara.
D) ​The south has given birth to many memorable characters: We can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'hara.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

"The South" is capitalized correctly as it refers to a specific region, and the first word after a colon is capitalized because it begins a complete sentence.