Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? John announced, “The library is closing in five minutes.” John announced, “The library is closing in five minutes.” John announced, “The library is closing in five minutes.” John announced, “The library is closing in five minutes.” 20. Which sentence is capitalized correctly? I walked home with Kate. I walked home with Kate. I walked home with Kate. I walked home with Kate. 21. Choose the sentence that is written correctly. My favorite stores are Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s. My sister only shops at Nordstrom. My favorite stores are Bloomingdale and Macy. My sister only shops at Nordstroms. My favorite stores are Bloomingdales and Macys. My sister only shops at Nordstroms. My favorite stores are Bloomingdales and Macy’s. My sister only shops at Nordstrom. Next Page
The Correct Answer and Explanation is:
For your first question about punctuation, all four sentences appear identical:
“John announced, ‘The library is closing in five minutes.'”
This sentence is correctly punctuated. When you quote someone, the punctuation should be placed inside the quotation marks if it belongs to the quoted material. In this case, the comma is inside the quotation marks because it is part of the sentence introducing the quote. The quotation marks are used correctly around the direct speech.
For the second question regarding capitalization, all the options are the same sentence, so any of them would be correct. Here is the proper capitalization of the sentence:
“I walked home with Kate.”
The first letter of the first word in a sentence is always capitalized, so “I” should be capitalized here. The word “Kate” is a proper noun (the name of a person), so it also should be capitalized.
For the third question about the correct sentence, the correctly punctuated and capitalized option is:
“My favorite stores are Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s. My sister only shops at Nordstrom.”
Explanation:
- “Bloomingdale’s” and “Macy’s” are both correct because the apostrophe indicates possession. “Macy” and “Bloomingdale” refer to stores, and the apostrophe shows that they own the respective stores (even though it’s a part of their name). This is standard for American-style punctuation.
- “Nordstrom” is also correct without an “s” after it because it is a singular proper noun (the name of the store). The possessive form “Nordstroms” is incorrect in this context, as the store is not being referred to in a possessive sense but as a singular place.
This set of sentences properly follows rules of capitalization, punctuation, and the use of possessive apostrophes.
