Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?
AEvery summer, we visit aunt Rosa in New york.
BEvery Summer, we visit Aunt Rosa in New York.
CEvery summer, we visit Aunt Rosa in New York.
DEvery summer, we visit aunt Rosa in new york.
Seasons (summer) are not capitalized. 'Aunt Rosa' is capitalized here because 'Aunt' is used as part of her name (a title functioning as a proper noun). 'New York' is a proper noun (specific place) and is always capitalized.
Question 2 Short Answer
Why is 'I' always capitalized in English but 'me,' 'my,' and 'mine' are not?
Think about your answer, then reveal below.
Model answer: The capitalization of 'I' is a historical convention — in medieval manuscript writing, a solitary lowercase 'i' was easy to miss, so scribes began capitalizing it for visibility. The convention became standard. Other first-person pronouns (me, my, mine) are not solitary letters and did not need the same treatment.
Understanding that 'I' is a convention (not a logical rule) helps students avoid overgeneralizing — they sometimes capitalize 'Me' or 'My' by analogy with 'I,' which is incorrect.