One should always capitalize the main words

Answer choices

1. A

   Reversal15% picked this

   If a word that is a preposition or conjunction should be capitalized, then it is the first or

   This says: if a preposition or conjunction should be capitalized, then it is the first or last word. But the rules allow other ways such a word could be capitalized — for instance, a five-or-more-letter preposition in the middle of a title is not blocked from being capitalized (the never-capitalize rule only covers under-5 prepositions). So a preposition could be capitalized while not being first or last. This does not follow.

   15%
2. B

   Correct64% picked this

   If a word in the middle of a title should be capitalized, then that word is neither an article nor a

   Why this is right

   This is the contrapositive of Rule 2. Rule 2 says articles and short conjunctions (and prepositions) in the middle of a title should never be capitalized. By contrapositive: if a middle-of-title word should be capitalized, it cannot be an article and cannot be a conjunction shorter than five letters. The answer correctly drops out the "preposition" piece because it focuses only on articles and short conjunctions — a strict subset of the never-capitalize categories. This must be true.

   Skill tested: Must be True · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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3. C

   Too Strong4% picked this

   All prepositions and conjunctions with fewer than five letters should be

   The rule only restricts short prepositions and conjunctions in the middle of a title. If such a word is the first or last word, Rule 1 says it gets capitalized. So we cannot conclude all short prepositions and conjunctions stay uncapitalized — those at the start or end must be capitalized.

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4. D

   Unsupported10% picked this

   If a word is neither a main word nor a first or last word of a title, then

   The stimulus only tells us when to capitalize and when not to — it does not say all other words should remain uncapitalized. There could be other categories of words that also get capitalized for other reasons. The rules do not give us a complete picture of every word; they only specify two categories.

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5. E

   Out of Scope6% picked this

   Prepositions and conjunctions with five or more letters should be capitalized

   The stimulus only addresses titles. This answer talks about "any text" — broadening to ordinary writing. The rules say nothing about whether prepositions and conjunctions get capitalized outside titles. This goes beyond what the stimulus supports.

   6%