which of the following phrases follows the rules of punctuation.
a)the spring semester
b)the school PrinciPal
c)the long war for Independence
d)the states of the northeast
my answer is c though not too sure.
What rules of punctuation?
It's not really possible to tell if you don't include full sentences.
That's exactly how the question goes. Note: the capitalization of the second 'p' in principal is a mistake.
To determine which of the following phrases follows the rules of punctuation, let's evaluate each option:
a) "the spring semester"
This phrase follows proper English punctuation rules. It uses lowercase for common nouns (spring and semester) and has no punctuation marks.
b) "the school PrinciPal"
This phrase does not follow proper punctuation rules. In English, only proper nouns, like names or titles, are capitalized. The word "principal" in this phrase should be lowercase unless it is part of someone's title.
c) "the long war for Independence"
This phrase follows proper English punctuation rules. It uses lowercase for common nouns (long, war, and independence) and has no punctuation marks.
d) "the states of the northeast"
This phrase follows proper English punctuation rules. It uses lowercase for common nouns (states and northeast) and has no punctuation marks.
Therefore, the correct answer is c) "the long war for Independence," as it follows the rules of punctuation by capitalizing the first letter of the sentence and using lowercase for common nouns without any unnecessary punctuation marks.