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Read the selection. Then, choose the best answer to each question. Underlined text in the selection indicates sentences that may require a correction or revision.
A Sit-In at Woolworth’s
37 It started as a four-man protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in greensboro, North Carolina.
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39 The protest began on February 1, 1960. Ezell Blair, Jr., Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, and David Richmond went to Woolworth’s and purchased some items. The four African American men who were students at the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina then sat at the store’s “whites only” lunch counter and tried to order. The manager said no way and asked them to leave. The men would not go. They remained peacefully in their seats until the store closed. The sit-in had begun.
The idea was simple—African American protesters would sit quietly and politely in a “whites only” section of a store or public place and wait to be served. If white customers threatened or attacked them, the protesters would not react. They wanted to show that they were committed to peace. Any demonstration of violence would hurt their cause.
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The next day, the four students returned to Woolworth’s. This time, they had company. Twenty-five more students had joined them. Several days later, their were more than three hundred demonstrators participating in the sit-in. They’re numbers included not just Black students, but many white students from nearby colleges, who turned out to protest for justice, too. Some people sitting at the lunch counter were arrested. When that happened, more protesters were ready to take their places.
The sit-in lasted nearly six months. Newspaper reports and photographs attracted national media attention to the protest. On July 25, 1960, the protesters’ persistence was finally rewarded. Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro became desegregated. Before long, the protest in Greensboro had inspired thousands of people to launch their own sit-ins in other communities throughout the country.
Choose the revision that corrects an error in capitalization.
A. It started as a four-man Protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in greensboro, North Carolina.
B. It started as a four-man protest at the woolworth’s lunch counter in greensboro, North Carolina.
C. It started as a four-man protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
D. It started as a four-man protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in greensboro, north Carolina.
Read the selection. Then, choose the best answer to each question. Underlined text in the selection indicates sentences that may require a correction or revision.
A Sit-In at Woolworth’s
37 It started as a four-man protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in greensboro, North Carolina.
38
39 The protest began on February 1, 1960. Ezell Blair, Jr., Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, and David Richmond went to Woolworth’s and purchased some items. The four African American men who were students at the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina then sat at the store’s “whites only” lunch counter and tried to order. The manager said no way and asked them to leave. The men would not go. They remained peacefully in their seats until the store closed. The sit-in had begun.
The idea was simple—African American protesters would sit quietly and politely in a “whites only” section of a store or public place and wait to be served. If white customers threatened or attacked them, the protesters would not react. They wanted to show that they were committed to peace. Any demonstration of violence would hurt their cause.
40
The next day, the four students returned to Woolworth’s. This time, they had company. Twenty-five more students had joined them. Several days later, their were more than three hundred demonstrators participating in the sit-in. They’re numbers included not just Black students, but many white students from nearby colleges, who turned out to protest for justice, too. Some people sitting at the lunch counter were arrested. When that happened, more protesters were ready to take their places.
The sit-in lasted nearly six months. Newspaper reports and photographs attracted national media attention to the protest. On July 25, 1960, the protesters’ persistence was finally rewarded. Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro became desegregated. Before long, the protest in Greensboro had inspired thousands of people to launch their own sit-ins in other communities throughout the country.
Choose the revision that corrects an error in capitalization.
A. It started as a four-man Protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in greensboro, North Carolina.
B. It started as a four-man protest at the woolworth’s lunch counter in greensboro, North Carolina.
C. It started as a four-man protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
D. It started as a four-man protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in greensboro, north Carolina.
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The correct revision that corrects an error in capitalization is:
**C. It started as a four-man protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.**
This option correctly capitalizes "Greensboro" and uses the appropriate lowercase for "protest."
**C. It started as a four-man protest at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.**
This option correctly capitalizes "Greensboro" and uses the appropriate lowercase for "protest."