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click to correct the three capitalization errors. in 1787, delegates convened in philadelphia to draft the constitution, which describes the roles and responsibilities of congress, the president, and the judicial system.
To correct the capitalization errors, we need to follow the rules of capitalizing proper nouns (names of specific places, institutions, or branches of government) and titles of government branches.
Step 1: Capitalize the name of the city
The city "philadelphia" should be capitalized as "Philadelphia" because it is a proper noun (the name of a specific city).
Step 2: Capitalize the name of the legislative branch
The word "congress" refers to the specific legislative body of the United States, so it should be capitalized as "Congress" (a proper noun for a specific institution).
Step 3: Capitalize the name of the judicial branch (correcting the case)
The phrase "Judicial system" has an incorrect capitalization for "system". The correct form is "Judicial System" where "System" is also capitalized because it is part of the proper noun referring to the specific judicial branch of the US government. However, more accurately, the standard term is "Judicial Branch" or "Judicial System" with "System" capitalized when referring to the specific system. But in the context of the sentence, we need to correct the capitalization of "system" to "System" and also, "Judicial" was already capitalized, but let's check again. Wait, the original error is that "Judicial" is capitalized, but "system" is not. So we need to capitalize "system" to "System" to make it "Judicial System" (since it's a proper noun referring to the specific judicial system of the US). Also, "congress" to "Congress" and "philadelphia" to "Philadelphia".
So the corrected sentence is:
In 1787, delegates convened in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution, which describes the roles and responsibilities of Congress, the president, and the Judicial System.
Wait, actually, the standard term for the judicial branch's system is "Judicial Branch" or "Judicial System" (with "System" capitalized). Also, "Congress" is the proper noun for the legislative branch, "Philadelphia" is the city name.
So the three errors are:
- "philadelphia" → "Philadelphia"
- "congress" → "Congress"
- "Judicial system" → "Judicial System" (capitalizing "System")
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The corrected sentence is: "In 1787, delegates convened in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution, which describes the roles and responsibilities of Congress, the president, and the Judicial System."
The three capitalization errors were corrected as follows:
- "philadelphia" → "Philadelphia"
- "congress" → "Congress"
- "Judicial system" → "Judicial System"