Question

Select the item that contains no errors in capitalization. Be sure the item does not omit capital letters where they are needed or include capital letters where they are not needed. “The Dead” contains the famous statement that “snow was general all over Ireland.” Pride and Prejudice begins, “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens says that “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. . . .”

Answer 1

Answer:

In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens says that “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. . . .”

Explanation:

According to the rules of capitalization, the first word of a quote is capitalized if it is a full sentence, which is the case in the answer given. If we look at the sentence that says “The Dead” contains the famous statement that “snow was general all over Ireland. This sentence should have Snow written with capital letters as this is a complete sentence. In the case of Pride and Prejudice begins, “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The sentence in the quotation is the first sentence in this book, therefore, it should also be written in capital letter, that is why the only correct sentence is In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens says that “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. . . .”

Answer 2

In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens says that " It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...."