ITBS Capitalization and Punctuation 4

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses commas with an introductory clause?

Accepted Answer

After the rain stopped, we went outside.

Answer

A comma is placed after an introductory dependent clause before the main clause.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses a possessive apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The dog's bone was buried in the yard.

Answer

A singular possessive is formed by adding 's to the owner, so 'dog's bone' shows one dog owns the bone.

Question 3

Which sentence uses capital letters correctly for a person's title?

Accepted Answer

We met President Johnson at the parade.

Answer

When a title directly precedes a person's name, both the title and name are capitalized as part of the proper noun.

Question 4

Which sentence is punctuated correctly at the end?

Accepted Answer

How amazing that was!

Answer

An exclamatory sentence expressing strong emotion ends with an exclamation point.

Question 5

Which word should NOT be capitalized in the sentence 'My Uncle lives in the South.'?

Accepted Answer

Uncle

Answer

Family titles like 'uncle' are only capitalized when used as a name or directly before one; here it is used with 'My', so it should be lowercase.

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