Question

Which word is capitalized incorrectly?

The new pastor is father Riley. 1.pastor
2.Riley
3.The
4.father

Answer 1

It should be written;

The new pastor is Father Riley.

Father Riley is proper noun because Father is a title. Like Mr., Mrs., Dr.

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 2

The word father (4) is capitalized incorrectly. The sentence should read, "The new pastor is Father Riley. Since we are referring to a specific person and their job title, the word "father" needs to be capitalized. The same rule applies with other words. For example, we can say, "He is the judge." However, if we want to say, "He is Judge Riley," we need to capitalize the job title.