Question

Which of the following sentences has an error in capitalization?

A. Central Park is one of New York's features I would love to visit someday.
B. I already heard the news about Jamie and Alex: they are going to have a baby!
C. The cruise ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean during very calm seas.
D. He looked at me carefully and stated, "Don't worry because I'm here."

Answer 1

The sentence with an error in capitalization is 'D. He looked at me carefully and stated, "Don't worry because I'm here."' where 'because' should not be capitalized. The review questions on commas have also been addressed with corrections provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence with an error in capitalization is:

D. He looked at me carefully and stated, "Don't worry because I'm here."

The word 'because' here should not be capitalized as it is not the first word in a sentence and is not a proper noun or proper adjective.

Now, addressing the review questions on inserting commas:

1. I finally found my keys, and I got to work just in time.
2. Mrs. Contreras threw out her old coffee table and cleaned the carpet.
3. Taking the elevator to the roof, we hoped we could see the skyline and the bay.
4. Though Susan wasn't feeling well, she went to the store anyway and bought ice cream, pizza, and candy.
5. I let my neighbor borrow my phone because she said hers was tapped by the police.

Each sentence has been corrected for proper comma usage.

Answer 2

The sentence that has an error in capitalization is letter B. I already heard the news about Jamie and Alex: they are going to have a baby!

Step-by-step explanation:

In American English, different circumstances determine whether or not to capitalize the first word after a colon. If we are merely listing things and the first word after the colon is not a proper noun, there is no need to capitalize it. The same happens when we have a phrase or incomplete sentence that does not start with a proper noun.

However, when we do have a complete sentence after a colon, even if it does not start with a proper noun, its first word should be capitalized. That is precisely the reason why the sentence in letter B is incorrect. After the colon, we a have a sentence that has a subject, a verb, and an object - a sentence that expresses a complete thought. Thus, the correct capitalization would be:

I already heard the news about Jamie and Alex: They are going to have a baby!