Indicate whether the underline words or groups of words needs capital or lower case letters by selecting the?

Question

Indicate whether the underline words or groups of words needs capital or lower case letters by selecting the best choice. If an underlined section is correct select “ no change.”


“Hush little baby,” my grandmother would often whisper softly to me,
“Don’t say a word.”


A) “don’t say a word.”

B) “ Don’t say A Word.”

C) “Don’t Say a Word.”

D) No change

Answer 1

It should be A) "don't say a word."



This is because the comma after "me" tells you that what comes next is a continuation of the "Hush little baby" and not a new sentence requiring a capital letter. If it were a period there, then the answer would be C.

Answer 2

The answer is D, because if the dialogue comes after a tag, the first word is capitalized.



Examples:

Wes turned to Eric and said, “It’s disgusting, the way you always get mad at everything.”



Hope this helped!

Answer 3

A) "don't say a word."

Answer 4

D, you were correct.