Question

1. how should this sentence be changed? the carter administration dealt with oil shortages, rising tax rates, and the iranian hostage situation. a. capitalize carter b. capitalize oil c. capitalize hostage d. no change needs to be made to this sentence 2. how should this sentence be changed? the international student marching band rehearsed both german and polish polkas. a. make international lowercase b. make german lowercase c. make polish lowercase d. no change needs to be made to this sentence 3. how should this sentence be changed? the mysterious stranger crept along the london streets, looking like she stepped out of a sherlock holmes a. capitalize mysterious b. make london lowercase c. capitalize sherlock d. no change needs to be made to this sentence

Explanation:

1. "Carter" is a proper noun referring to a person (Jimmy Carter), so it should be capitalized. "Oil" and "hostage" are common nouns and do not need capitalization in this context.
2. "International" is part of a proper - noun phrase "The International student marching band", "German" and "Polish" are proper nouns referring to languages, so no change is needed.
3. "Mysterious" is a common adjective and does not need capitalization. "London" is a proper noun and should be capitalized as it is. "Sherlock Holmes" is a proper - noun (a famous fictional detective), and "Sherlock" should be capitalized.

Answer:

1. A. Capitalize carter
2. D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
3. C. Capitalize sherlock