Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
O dear, I am late for the train that will take me to London.
(a)No change
(b)O dear, I am late for the train that will take me to london.
(c)o dear, I am late for the train that will take me to London.
(d)o dear, I am late for the train that will take me to london.

Answer 1

Hint: While correcting a sentence, we have to look for proper punctuations and proper capitalization of letters. Every sentence starts with a capital letter. Every proper noun (a name of a particular place, thing, person, etc.) starts with a capital letter.

Complete answer: Let us analyse the given options:
(a)No change- We write the given sentence as it is: O dear, I am late for the train that will take me to London. It starts with a capital letter as all sentences should. The “L” in “London” starts with a capital letter since London is a proper noun (name of a particular place). There is a comma after “dear” and the sentence has a full stop in the end which is the correct usage of punctuations as well.
(b)O dear, I am late for the train that will take me to london. - It starts with a capital letter. The L of London is lowercase which is wrong since it is a proper noun. There is a comma after “dear” and a full stop in the end which is correct.
(c)o dear, I am late for the train that will take me to London. - It starts with a letter in the lowercase which is wrong. The L in London is in capital letter which is correct. There is a comma after “dear” and a full stop in the end which is correct as well.
(d)o dear, I am late for the train that will take me to london. - It starts with a small letter. The l of London is in lowercase which is incorrect. The comma and full stop are in the right places.
Thus, the correct answer is option a, that is, there shall be no change in the given question.

Note: When correcting sentences, remember to pay attention to capital letters and punctuations. Students might get confused between options a and b since many might overlook that the “l” in London is in lowercase. Thus, read the options carefully.