Question

carsbad caverns national park
l. hernandez
the grammatical errors in this passage are intentional.
melinda wrote this paper about her special place. read melindas paper and look for any corrections she needs to make. when you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.
(1) carlsbad caverns national park is my favorite place to visit. (2) its located in the chihuahuan desert of southern new mexico. (3) the park contains more than 119 limestone caves. (4) when i walk in, the beauty of the cave surrounds me. (5) i stare in awe at the stalactites that cling to the roof of the cave. (6) i dodging the stalagmites as i venture deep into the cave.
(7) while in the cave, i search for bats that roost inside. (8) around 400,000 bats are estimated to be in the cave. (9) at dusk, the bats fly out and hunt for small insects and return to the cave at dawn. (10) its quit a sight to see!
(11) i like to look for different animals while i am at the park. (12) besides the many species of bats, there are reptiles and amphibians, bobcats, mountain lions, otters, deer and even bears. (13) i hope to see a bear someday. (14) my family has made many memories visiting carlsbad caverns national park, and i hope to make many more in the future.
what change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
a change new mexico to new mexico
b change southern to southern
c change desert to dessaert
d no change needs to be made to this sentence

Explanation:

In English, proper nouns like "Southern New Mexico" (a specific region) should be capitalized. "New Mexico" is a state name (proper noun) and "Southern" here is part of the name of the region (acting as a proper adjective), so they are correctly capitalized. "Desert" is part of the name "Chihuahuan Desert" (a proper noun) and is also correctly capitalized. So no change is needed.

Answer:

D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.