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Which word in this sentence is incorrectly capitalized?

I need three things at the supermarket: Bread, cheese, and bananas.

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Final answer:

The word 'Bread' is incorrectly capitalized in the sentence. It should not be capitalized since it is a common noun in a list that follows a colon and it's not the first word of the sentence or a proper noun.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word “Bread” in the sentence “I need three things at the supermarket: Bread, cheese, and bananas.” is incorrectly capitalized. In English, common nouns should not be capitalized unless they are the first word in a sentence or part of a title.

Therefore, the correct sentence should read, “I need three things at the supermarket: bread, cheese, and bananas.”

This follows the standard rules of capitalization, just like the example sentence Julie went to the store for some groceries: milk, bread, coffee, and cheese, where the colon is used to introduce a list and none of the common nouns in the list are capitalized.

When listing items after a colon, the first letter of the first word in the list should not be capitalized unless it's a proper noun or the list is a complete sentence. In the provided sentence, the list of items (bread, cheese, bananas) does not contain any proper nouns, nor does it form a complete sentence; therefore, no words in the list should be capitalized.

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