Question

Read the following sentence.

Pardon me, Professor, but may I please ask you a question about my grade?


Why is “Professor” capitalized in the sentence?


because it is being used to abbreviate a person’s name

because it is being used to address a person of authority

because it is being used in place of a person’s name

because it is being used in a very vague or general way

Answer 1

C

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Answer 2

The correct answer is - because it is being used in place of a person's name.

If doesn't matter if the person is someone of authority - you could replace 'Professor' with any other title, and you would still need to capitalize it unless you used the name as well. So, if the sentence said: Pardon me, professor Smith, (using the name of the person), then you wouldn't have to capitalize the title.