Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
We moved to ______ in 2015.Choices: the bronx / the Bronx / The bronx
- Is it the name of one particular place? Yes: the Bronx.
- The name takes a capital. The in the middle of a sentence stays small.
Answer: We moved to the Bronx in 2015.
Example 2
I spoke with ______ about my test results.Choices: doctor Rivera / Doctor Rivera / Doctor rivera
- Rivera is a name: capital.
- A title right before a name becomes part of the name: Doctor Rivera.
Answer: I spoke with Doctor Rivera about my test results.
Where this is taught: Punctuation: Start Here, Part 4: Capital letters
More practice: Quiz 46, Capitalization · In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 9, Lesson 2, “Capitalization”
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
In each sentence, open the drop-down and choose the words that make the sentence correct, the way the GED test asks. A few questions ask you to tap a whole sentence instead. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.In each sentence, circle the choice in the brackets that makes the sentence correct; where whole sentences are given, circle one. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.