For each set of sentences below, choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Select the letter of the correct answer. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) Harvard university professor Steven Pinker, author of the better angels of our nature , will speak at the university of Virginia on September 28.
B) Harvard university Professor Steven Pinker, author of The better angels of our nature , will speak at the university of Virginia on September 28.
C) Harvard University professor Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature , will speak at the University of Virginia on September 28.

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Hannah Robertson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  This sentence uses capital letters correctly for proper nouns (Harvard University, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, University of Virginia) and for the first letter of each word in the title of Pinker's book. It also uses correct punctuation with commas separating the title and position of Pinker and the date of the speaking event.

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