CABOT 105 - Introduction to Office Correspondence » Spring 2021 » Capitalization

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Question #1
Choose the best response:
A.   Many people overcapitalize
B.   Many people undercapitalize
C.   None of these apply.
Question #2
Rules governing capitalization have been established by custom and usage.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
Choose the best response:
A.   While growing up in New York city, I frequently took the elevator to the top of the Empire State Building.
B.   While growing up in New York City, i frequently took the elevator to the top of the Empire State building.
C.   While growing up in New York City, i frequently took the elevator to the top of the Empire State Building.
D.   While growing up in New York City, I frequently took the elevator to the top of the Empire State Building.
Question #4
Choose the best response:
A.   Italian food, American politics, and Argentine beef are all examples of formal adjectives.
B.   Italian Food, American Politics, and Argentine Beef are all examples of proper adjectives.
C.   Italian food, American politics, and Argentine beef are all examples of explicit adjectives.
D.   Italian food, American politics, and Argentine beef are all examples of proper adjectives.
Question #5
Choose the correct response:
A.   The City of San Francisco
B.   All of the options apply.
C.   The city of San Francisco
D.   None of these apply.
Question #6
Choose the best response:
A.   Sally wants to enlist in both the army and the navy. what do you think she should do?
B.   Sally wants to enlist in both the army and the navy. What do you think she should do?
C.   None of these apply.
D.   Sally wants to enlist in both the Army and the Navy. What do you think she should do?
Question #7
Choose the best response:
A.   Course titles with numbers are capitalized because they refer to specific courses.
B.   All of the options apply.
C.   I am in Marketing 101.
D.   None of these apply.
Question #8
Choose the best response:
A.   None of these apply.
B.   I hope to be finished with my graduate program Spring 2022.
C.   I plan to do my research this fall.
D.   All of the options apply.
Question #9
Choose the best response:
A.   None of these apply.
B.   My favorite Uncle is Uncle Jon.
C.   My favorite uncle is Uncle Jon.
D.   My favorite uncle is uncle Jon.
Question #10
Once a trademark becomes generic, it is no longer capitalized.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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