Which one of the following sentences has an error in capitalization?
A. My Father has decided to retire in the fall of next year.
B. That day, across the great river, we got our first view of the Washington Monument.
C. We crossed the Snake River and miles of nothing much on our way to Abilene.
D. They say the Power River is a mile wide and an inch deep.

Question

Which one of the following sentences has an error in capitalization?
A. My Father has decided to retire in the fall of next year.
B. That day, across the great river, we got our first view of the Washington Monument.
C. We crossed the Snake River and miles of nothing much on our way to Abilene.
D. They say the Power River is a mile wide and an inch deep.

texaschic101 · Answer

A. is incorrect
father should not be capitalized.  You would only capitalize it if it were used as a proper noun. Do not capitalize it when it follows a possessive pronoun.

thesmartone · Answer

^^^^ father should not be capitalized..