1.Select the letter of the sentence in which all capitalization is
correct.
a. Joseph Rainey, a former slave from Charleston, became the first
African-American congressman.
b. Joseph Rainey, a former slave from Charleston, became the first
African-American Congressman.
2.Select the letter of the sentence in which all capitalization is
correct.
a. In 1872 congressman Rainey published an article in the Congressional
globe to convince his colleagues that African-American politicians did not discriminate against whites.
b. In 1872 Congressman Rainey published an article in the Congressional
Globe to convince his colleagues that African-American politicians did not discriminate against whites
1.B
2.A
1 - yes
2 - no
On 1, "a" is the correct choice. The word congressman need not be capitalized unless it is a title, or is is a specific congressman. Such as in Congressman Dufus. But in text, congressmen are a dime a dozen, not specific nor capitalized.
To determine the correct capitalization in each sentence, you need to follow these rules:
1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
2. Capitalize proper nouns (names of specific people, places, organizations, etc.).
3. Capitalize titles when they are used as part of a name or when they precede a name.
Now let's apply these rules to each sentence:
1. In sentence A, "Congressman" is capitalized correctly because it is used as part of a title before a name ("African-American Congressman"). In sentence B, all capitalization is correct because "Congressman" is capitalized correctly and "African-American" is also a proper noun and is therefore capitalized.
Therefore, the correct answer is B for sentence 1.
2. In sentence A, "congressman" is not capitalized correctly because it should be "Congressman" since it is used as a title before a name ("Congressman Rainey"). In sentence B, all capitalization is correct because "Congressman" is capitalized correctly.
Therefore, the correct answer is A for sentence 2.