Which word in the following sentence should not be capitalized? “Last Tuesday, the substitute teacher Mrs. Hanover taught us how to write metaphors about Earth in English class.” [l.8.2.c]
A. English
B. Earth
C. Tuesday
D. Hanover
The correct answer is B) Earth. It is the only word which should not be capitalized, whereas the other words should be capitalized, because they are names (Hanover), or languages (English), or days of the week (Tuesday).