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Both of them are planning to run for reelection next fall.
a fragment b complete sentence
Choose a or b.
Press ENTER.
b
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As long as he owns the property.
a fragment b complete sentence
Choose a or b
This is a dependent clause.
Press ENTER.
a
3
Is taking piano lessons next year.
a fragment b complete sentence
Choose a or b.
This sentence has no subject.
Press ENTER.
a
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It is written to please.
a EXPOSITORY b CREATIVE
Press a or b.
Press ENTER.
b
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It deals with truth.
a EXPOSITORY b CREATIVE
Press a or b.
Press ENTER.
a
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It appeals to our imagination.
a EXPOSITORY b CREATIVE
Choose a or b.
Press ENTER.
b
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It conveys knowledge.
a EXPOSITORY b CREATIVE
Choose a or b.
Press ENTER.
a
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It uses exact language.
a EXPOSITORY b CREATIVE
Choose a or b.
Press ENTER.
a
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It avoids ambiguity.
a EXPOSITORY b CREATIVE
Choose a or b.
Press ENTER.
a
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It has meaning between the lines.
a EXPOSITORY b CREATIVE
Choose a or b.
Creative literature often implies a great deal.
Press ENTER.
b
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I want to go to.
Enter the correction or press c; c = correct as is.
``Too'' is used if the word needed is ``also.''
Press ENTER
too
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He said their are several reasons why you need an education.
Enter the correction or press c. c = correct as is.
Press ENTER.
there
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Type the correct word.
The test gave (him, he) a headache.
Wrong. Press ENTER
Here ``him'' is an indirect object.
him
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Because it is private, his personnel reasons will not be given.
Enter the correction or press c. c = correct as is
Personnel are the people who work for the company.
Press ENTER.
personal
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Its(a) later(b) than(d) you(e) think(f).
Which word is incorrect? Press c if correct.
This sentence requires --It's.
Press ENTER.
a
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George said he didn't loose the election.
Enter the correction or press c. c = correct as is.
You need the verb here -- lose.
Press ENTER.
lose
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Your complaints are to much.
Enter the correct word or press c. c = correct as is.
Use ``too'' if the meaning is ``how much -- too much.''
Press ENTER.
too
18
Mack was beaten bad at tennis.
Enter the correct word or press c. c = correct as is.
You need an adverb here, a word which tells ``how.''
Press ENTER.
badly
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The small pup misses it's mother.
Type the correction or press c. c = correct as is.
We have incorrect usage. Remember what it's means.
its
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You need to pay some on the principle as well as the interest.
Type the correction or press c. c = correct as is.
Principal relates to the school and to your money too.
Press ENTER.
principal
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Frank's tooth is lose.
Type the correction or press c. c = correct as is.
Press ENTER.
loose
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``Good'' is an adverb.
a TRUE b FALSE
Press a or b
It is an adjective.
Press ENTER.
b
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``Near'' is an adverb.
a TRUE b FALSE
Press a or b
It is an adjective.
Press ENTER.
b
24
Sue past all her classes.
Type the correction or press c. c = correct as is.
Press ENTER.
passed
25
There going to the movie if they finish the dishes.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b
"There" is misused. We need ``they're.''
Press ENTER.
b
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Barry's slow moves caused him trouble.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b.
Barry's (adj); slow (adj); moves (subject); caused (verb)
Press ENTER.
a
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Barry moves slow too often.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b.
"slow" should be an adverb, slowly.
Press ENTER.
b
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The head man at the high school is the principal.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b.
Think of ``pal,'' our friend, to help with this word.
Press ENTER.
a
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You did good, Harold.
Enter the correction or press c. c = correct as is.
``Good'' is an adjective; ``well'' is an adverb.
well
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Sue feels bad about her broken date.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b.
The linking verb ``feels'' makes ``bad'' correct. ``Bad'' is an adjective.
Press ENTER.
a
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There house shelters three families.
a FAULTY PARALLELISM b MISPLACED MODIFIER c MISUSED WORD
d CORRECT
Press a, b, c, or d
``There'' is incorrect. We need ``Their.''
Press ENTER.
c
32
We turned the corner and saw the wrecked motorcycle suddenly.
a FAULTY PARALLELISM b MISPLACED MODIFIER c MISUSED WORD
d CORRECT
Press a, b, c, or d
``Suddenly'' should be near the verb ``saw.''
Press ENTER.
b
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Biff worked all day and stopping only for lunch.
a FAULTY PARALLELISM b MISPLACED MODIFIER c MISUSED WORD
d CORRECT
Press a, b, c, or d
Since we used ``workED,'' let's also use ``stoppED.''
Press ENTER.
a
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Frank's suggestion is brilliant and will work.
a FAULTY PARALLELISM b MISPLACED MODIFIER c MISUSED WORD
d CORRECT
Press a, b, c, or d
Try -- Frank's suggestion is brilliant and workable.
The answer is a. Press ENTER.
a
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Its too bad you can't come.
a FAULTY PARALLELISM b MISPLACED MODIFIER c MISUSED WORD
d CORRECT
Press a, b, c, or d
``Its'' is incorrect. We need -- It's.
Press ENTER.
c
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Sue came after the dance quickly.
a FAULTY PARALLELISM b MISPLACED MODIFIER c MISUSED WORD
d CORRECT
Press a, b, c, or d
``Quickly'' should be near the verb.
Press ENTER.
b
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It was a real large animal.
a FAULTY PARALLELISM b MISPLACED MODIFIER c MISUSED WORD
d CORRECT
Press a, b, c, or d
``Real'' should be ``really.'' We need an adverb here.
Press ENTER
c
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The art course teaches painting, drawing, and sketching.
a FAULTY PARALLELISM b MISPLACED MODIFIER c MISUSED WORD
d CORRECT
Press a, b, c, or d
Press ENTER.
d
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The(a) Ford(b) Truck(c) looks(d) a(e) wreck(f).
Identify the mistake.
Press ENTER.
c
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Take some bayer asprin for your cold.
This sentence is a CORRECT or b INCORRECT
Press a or b
Capitalize brand names but not the product.
Press ENTER.
b
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Your history 101 is an important course.
This sentence is a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b
Courses with a number need to be capitalized.
Press ENTER.
b
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You will learn a lot in history 170.
The sentence is a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b
Courses with a number with them need to be capitalized.
Press ENTER
b
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Because it is raining we will stay at home.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b
You need a comma after ``raining.''
Press ENTER
b
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His philosophy stinks.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b.
And so does his breath.
Press ENTER.
a
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Meet me at the theater.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b.
Press ENTER.
a
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The first Ward meets in the afternoon.
Correct the sentence by properly typing the correct word.
You should capitalize ``First'' in this case.
First
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Nine hundred million buddists challenge Christian missionaries.
Properly type the incorrect word.
Names of religions should be capitalized.
Press ENTER.
Buddists
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Although I can I won't.
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
a YES b NO Press a or b.
You need a comma after ``Although I can.''
Press ENTER.
b
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I won't although I can.
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
a YES b NO Press a or b.
Here the DC ``although I can'' follows the IC, therefore, no comma.
Press ENTER.
a
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With two laps to go; the corvette threw a rod.
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
a YES b NO Press a or b
The semi-colon can join IC's but don't use it for phrases.
Press ENTER.
b
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Go to the store and buy: apples, oranges, and pears.
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
a YES b NO Press a or b
This shows an appropriate use of the colon.
Press ENTER.
a
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My grandmother is always late.
Should ``grandmother'' be capitalized?
a YES b NO Press a or b
If ``my'' is used before ``grandmother,'' don't capitalize the word.
Press ENTER.
b
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Is the following sentence correct? Press y or n.
Grandfather told me stories about my Father and about Uncle Gerald.
Don't capitalize titles after ``my.''
Press ENTER.
n
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The referent is the symbol.
a TRUE b FALSE
Press a or b.
The referent is the thing to which the symbol points.
Press ENTER.
b
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Meet me at the Westwood theater.
a CORRECT b INCORRECT
Press a or b.
You should capitalize ``theater'' if part of a proper name.
Press ENTER.
b
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The "word" is the referent.
a TRUE b FALSE
Press a or b.
The word is the symbol. The referent is to what the word points.
Press ENTER.
b
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When considering ``human and male,'' `human' is more abstract.
a TRUE b FALSE
Press a or b.
Press ENTER.
a
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The name ``Elton John'' is abstract.
a TRUE b FALSE
Press a or b.
``Elton John'' is concrete and specific.
Press ENTER.
b
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A map and words are both _____________.
a SYMBOLS b REFERENTS
Press a or b.
Both maps and words represent (symbolize) something else.
Press ENTER.
a
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Type the correct choice.
Just between you and me, both her sister and (she, her) are in love with
the same man.
he answer is she. You need the pronoun taking the subjective case.
``Sister and she'' are the subjects of the verb ``are.''
she
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Type the correct word.
The winners, Sue and (she, her), received free tickets to the movie.
The answer is she. ``She'' is an appositive. This word takes the same
case as ``winners,'' the subject.
she
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Type the correct word.
It is Mark and he (whom, who) she wants to date.
The answer is whom. ``Whom'' is used as an object of the infinitive
``to date.''
whom
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Type the correct choice.
The professor blames Doris and (me, I).
The answer is me. ``Me'' is a direct object along with ``Doris.''
Direct objects answer ``whom or what.''
me
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Type the correct answer.
Bertha Sue's teasing annoyed neither Tom nor (me, I).
The answer is me. ``Me'' is a direct object along with ``Tom.''
Direct objects answer ``whom or what.''
me
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Type the correct word.
Since Randy eats a great deal more than (me, I), he has more difficulty
meeting his wrestling weight.
The answer is ``I.'' Here ``I'' is the subject of an understood verb,
``eat.'' Did you remember to capitalize ``I''?
I
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Type the correct word.
Let's you and (me, I) go shoot some pool.
The answer is ``me.'' The pronoun needs to take the same case as ``us.''
Maybe this will help: [you] let us (you and me) go shoot pool.
me
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Type the correct word.
Our professor asked (us, we) students to write a paper on Hemmingway.
The answer is ``us.'' The pronoun here need the same case as
``students.'' ``Students'' is the subject of the infinitive, to write.
us
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Type the correct word.
I answered the phone and said, ``Yes, this is (him, he).''
The answer is ``he.'' Because of the linking verb ``is'' we have a
predicate noun (subject complement).
he
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Type the correct word.
Roger is a man (who, whom) I particularly admire.
The answer is ``whom.'' ``Whom'' is the direct object of the verb
``admire.'' The adjective clause is, ``I admire whom.''
whom
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Type the correct answer.
I gave the paper to Martha, (who, whom) I think is the teacher's
secretary.
The answer is ``who.'' Here ``who'' is the subject of ``is.''
``I think'' is a parenthetical expression.
who
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Type the correct word.
It's (I, me).
The answer is ``I'' although most people would say, ``It's me.''
``It is I'' is formal usage. Did you capitalize the word?
I
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Type the correct answer.
Last year, (whoever, whomever) designed the cover for the yearbook was
clever.
The answer is ``whoever.'' The pronoun here is a subject of the verb
``designed.'' ``Whoever designed the cover'' is a noun clause.
whoever
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Type the correct word.
Is Frank the man (who, whom) your father talked about?
The answer is ``whom.'' ``Whom'' is the object of the preposition
``about.'' Say, ``Your father talked about whom.''
whom
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Type the correct word.
For (who, whom) did you call?
The answer is ``whom.'' Here the case needs to be objective because the
pronoun will be the object of the preposition ``for.''
whom
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Type the correct word.
(Him, His) leaving for college was hard on his mother.
Be sure to capitalize your answer.
The answer is ``his.'' A pronoun immediately before a gerund usually
takes the possessive case.
His
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Type the correct answer.
(Who, Whom) will be my date for the dance is not yet certain.
The answer is ``who.'' The pronoun here is used as the subject of the
verbs ``will be.''
Who
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Type the correct answer.
Mother did not approve of (me, my) going to the rock concert.
The answer is ``my.'' A pronoun immediately before a gerund usually
takes the possessive case.
my
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Type the correct word.
The owner of the store wanted us, Mark, Frank, and (me, I), to pick up
papers in the parking lot.
The answer is ``me.''``Mark, Frank, and me'' are appositives relating to
``us.'' ``Us'' is used as the subject of the infinitive ``to pick up.''
me
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Type the correct answer.
Harry is the man to (who, whom) I introduced myself at the square dance.
The answer is ``whom.'' ``Whom'' is the object of the prepostion ``to.''
whom
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Type the correct answer.
Stan, (who, whom) is a fine player, helped win the
game for Madison.
The answer is ``who.'' ``Who'' is the subject of "is."
who
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Is this sentence correct? Press y or n.
After the accident, Bertha Sue was taken to the Madison County Hospital.
The sentence is correct. Bertha Sue was treated for excessive eating
of hot dogs and released.
y
82
Is this sentence correct? Press y or n.
Of all my teachers, Mr. U. R. Nice has the most christian point of view.
The answer is n. We should capitalize ``Christian.'' Capitalize
adjectives formed from proper nouns.
n
83
Is this sentence correct? Press y or n.
Yom Kippur is a Jewish Holiday.
The answer is n. There is no need to capitalize ``holiday.''
n
84
Is this sentence correct?
The Department Of Defense needs to spend money more effectively.
The answer is n. There is no need to capitalize ``of.'' You probably
knew that but didn't notice the little preposition.
n
85
Is this sentence correct? Press y or n.
We have a summer home on lake Superior.
The answer is n. ``Lake'' should be capitalized here. Capitalize words
that would appear on a map.
n
86
Is this sentence correct? Type y or n.
The Ford Motor Company has been making excellent cars for many years.
The answer is y. Capitalize proper nouns. Proper nouns are specific
persons, places, and things.
y
87
Is this sentence correct? Press y or n.
Mother said, ``o heavens, I forgot to buy meat when I went shopping.''
The answer is n. Always capitalize the interjection O. Also, always
capitalize the first letter of a direct quote.
n
88
Is this sentence correct? Press y or n. (Checking for capitalization)
Each fall we attend the Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City, Utah.
The answer is y. Don't capitalize the seasons. Do capitalize proper
nouns which include specific things.
y
89
Is this sentence capitalized correctly? Press y or n.
This first semester I will study history, psychology, and english.
The answer is n. Don't capitalize courses unless they are specific. If
the course includes a number, it is specific. Capitalize all languages.
n
90
Is this sentence capitalized correctly? Press y or n.
Let's travel west and live in the Great Northwest.
The answer is y. Don't capitalize direction like north, south, etc.
Do capitalize regions like the North, the Northwest, and the South.
y
91
Is this sentence capitalized correctly? Press y or n.
My brother is a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
The answer is n. You would not capitalize titles that appear after the
person's name.
n
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Is this sentence capitalized correctly? Press y or n.
We were able to speak with Mr. Martin Jones, President of the company.
The answer is n. Don't capitalize title that appear after the name.
This should have been, ``Martin Jones, president of the company.''
n
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Is this sentence capitalized correctly? Press y or n.
To study Mathematics is a worthy goal.
The answer is n. Don't capitalize school subjects unless they name a
specific course like ``Mathematics 210.''
n
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Is this sentence capitalized correctly? Press y or n.
Our class will meet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
The answer is y. Capitalize days of the week.
y
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In a title we would not capitalize short prepositions unless they appear
as the first or last word of the title. We would capitalize a long
preposition. A short preposition in fewer than ______ letters.
Fill in the blank. Type a nunber from 1 to 8.
The answer is 5. Note these examples: ``Men Against God'' and
``Men for God.''
5
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When would an article be capitalized in a title? Press a b or c.
a when it is five or more letters long
b when it is the first or last word of the title
c when it appear before a proper noun
The answer is b. The articles include: a, an, and the. Answer ``a'' is
never a possibility.
b
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Should we capitalize the first word of EVERY sentence?
Press y or n.
The answer is n. Capitalize the first word of almost EVERY sentence.
but not an independent clause following a semicolon.
n
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Should we capitalize adjectives that are formed from proper nouns?
Press y or n.
The answer is y. Examples are: Shakespeare, Shakespearean;
California, Californian; Milton, Miltonic
y
99
When we have a name like ``the first national bank,'' is it proper to
capitalize ``the''?
The answer is n. Don't capitalize the article ``the'' when it is used
with names. Of course, if it is the first word of a tile, do it.
n
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Would it be proper to capitalize historical events?
Press y or n.
The answer is y. Capitalize historical events and periods like: World
War II, the Vietnam War, the Renaissance, the Great Depression.
y
