Question 1 of 36
Drop-downRead the notice. Then choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.
Sunrise Dental Office — Holiday Hours
Our office will be closed on so that our staff can spend the holiday with their families. We will reopen the following morning at 8:00 a.m.
Choose an answer from each menu.
Hint
The name of a specific holiday is a proper noun. Which words in the name should be capitalized?
Step-by-step solution
The blank names a specific holiday. Names of holidays are proper nouns, and every main word in a proper noun begins with a capital letter. The official name of this holiday is Thanksgiving Day, so both Thanksgiving and Day are part of the name.
Step by step:
- Ask: is this a general word or the name of one particular thing? Thanksgiving Day names one particular day, so it is a proper noun.
- Capitalize every main word of the name: Thanksgiving Day.
- Reject the choices with lowercase letters. Writing thanksgiving in lowercase treats a name as a common word; writing Day in lowercase cuts the name in half.
The correct choice is Thanksgiving Day.
Tip: Capitalize names of holidays (Labor Day, New Year's Eve), days of the week and months (Monday, June), but not seasons (summer, winter) unless they begin a sentence or are part of a title.