Question

d. use capital letters for the names of countries, states, counties, and cities. correct the sentences. examples: garden grove is in california. i live in the united states. *note: do not capitalize the in the united states.

1. more than 35 million people live in california.
2. texas is the second largest state in the united states.
3. washington, d.c. is the capital of the united states.
4. atlanta is the capital of georgia.
5. it takes four hours to drive from orange county to las vegas.

e. use capital letters for days of the week and months of the year. rewrite the sentences. examples: sunday is the first day of the week. today is june 26, 2005.

1. today is november 15, 2005.
2. the first day of the year is january 1.
3. the last day of the year is december 31.
4. summer starts june 21.
5. i was born on february 14, 1923.

when were you born?

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Explanation:

Se corrigen las mayúsculas siguiendo las reglas: se capitalizan nombres de estados, ciudades, condados, meses; no se capitaliza "the" en nombres como "the United States".

Answer:

Sección D

1. More than 35 million people live in California.
2. Texas is the second largest state in the United States.
3. Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.
4. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia.
5. It takes four hours to drive from Orange County to Las Vegas.

Sección E

1. Today is November 15, 2005.
2. The first day of the year is January 1.
3. The last day of the year is December 31.
4. Summer starts June 21.
5. I was born on February 14, 1923.

Pregunta final

(Respuesta ejemplo, ya que es personal): I was born on [mes con mayúscula] [día], [año]. Por ejemplo: I was born on July 10, 1990.