Question

1. which revision best corrects the sentence \on may 11, 1858 minn the 32nd state.\?

a. on may 11 1858, minnesota became the 32nd state.
b. on may 11, 1858 minnesota became the 32nd state.
c. on may 11, 1858, minnesota became the 32nd state.
d. no change necessary.

1. which is the best way to revise this part of the sentence: \minneso name\?

a. minnesota get its name
b. minnesota gets its name
c. minnesota gets it’s name
d. no change necessary

1. which option correctly writes the phrase \dakota indian word\ from

a. dakota indian word
b. dakota indian word
c. dakota indian word
d. no change necessary

Explanation:

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To correct the date formatting in a sentence, we follow the rule that when writing a date with a day, month, year, we use a comma after the day and year. Option A misses the comma after "11", Option B misses the comma after "1858", Option C has the correct comma placement: after "11" and after "1858" to separate the date from the rest of the sentence. Option D is incorrect as the original sentence (as per the question's context, likely missing the verb "became" and having improper punctuation) needs revision.

We need to check subject - verb agreement and correct use of possessive pronouns. The subject "Minnesota" is a singular noun, so the verb should be "gets" (not "get" as in Option A). "Its" is the possessive pronoun meaning "belonging to it", while "it's" is a contraction for "it is". So Option C is incorrect because of the wrong use of "it's". Option B has the correct subject - verb agreement and correct possessive pronoun.

Proper nouns and common nouns have specific capitalization rules. "Dakota" is a proper noun (name of a group) and should be capitalized, "Indian" when referring to a group is a proper noun and should be capitalized, and "word" is a common noun and should be in lowercase. Option A has "Dakota" (proper noun, capitalized), "Indian" (proper noun, capitalized), and "word" (common noun, lowercase) which follows the capitalization rules. Option B has "indian" (should be capitalized as it's a proper noun referring to a group), Option C has "indian" (wrong case) and "Word" (wrong case for a common noun).

Answer:

C. On May 11, 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state.

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