Question

practice quiz: punctuation and capitalization

question 4 (5 points)

which of the following should not be capitalized?

names of historical periods
names of specific places
names of religious groups
general names for buildings

Explanation:

Analyze capitalization rules for proper nouns

Proper nouns, including names of historical periods (e.g., the Middle Ages), names of specific places (e.g., New York City), and names of religious groups (e.g., Buddhists), must be capitalized.

Analyze capitalization rules for common nouns

General names for buildings (e.g., "the library," "a skyscraper," "the museum") are common nouns and should not be capitalized unless they begin a sentence or are part of a specific proper name.

Answer:

• Names of historical periods
• Names of specific places
• Names of religious groups
• General names for buildings (Correct answer)