Language ArtsQuestion 15 of 120
Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.
a.We traveled to the Pacific ocean last Summer.
b.We traveled to the pacific Ocean last summer.
c.We traveled to the Pacific Ocean last summer.
d.we traveled to the Pacific Ocean last Summer.
Explanation
Proper nouns like 'Pacific Ocean' are capitalized, but seasons such as 'summer' are not. The sentence should also begin with a capital 'We.' Only the option that capitalizes 'Pacific Ocean' but lowercases 'summer' applies all these rules correctly.
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