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QuizMultiple Choice

Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling

Question 3 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

Answer
A
“Coach wants me to organize the team dinner,” said Derrick.
B
“Coach wants me to organize the team dinner,” Said Derrick.
C
“Coach wants me to organize the team dinner,” said derrick.
D
“coach wants me to organize the team dinner,” said Derrick.

Explanation

The first word of a quotation is capitalized, so “Coach” begins with a capital C. Because the quotation is followed by a speech tag after a comma, “said” stays lowercase, while the name “Derrick” is capitalized. Choice A follows both rules.

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