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Correct the spelling & capitalization errors in the paragraph below:It was in korea, june 1953. I had been wounded, and they had strapt me on a stretcher and dumped me by the roadside to wait for an ambulance, if I didn't pegg out first. I wanted to die anyway. I had nothing to live for. The pain was pretty bad, I guess I fainted. When I came to, there was a korean girl sitting beside me. She was about fourteen; not pretty, of course; but friendly blue eyes and long plates hanging in front of her shoulders. She didn't say anything. She just smiled. And I smiled back.

Correct answer: C. Korea - Strapped - June - Peg - Pretty - Fainted - Korean - Sitting - Blue - Plaits - Shoulders

  • A. Korea - Pretty - Fainted-Korean - Sitting - Blue - Plaits - Shoulders
  • B. Strapped - Roadside - Peg - Pretty - Fainted - Korean - Sitting - Blue - Plaits - Shoulders
  • C. Korea - Strapped - June - Peg - Pretty - Fainted - Korean - Sitting - Blue - Plaits - Shoulders
  • D. Korea - Strapped - Roadside - Peg - Sitting - Blue - Plaits - Shoulders
  • E. Korea - June - Strapped - Pretty - Blue - Plaits - Shoulders

Explanation

Korea and June: These are proper nouns and need to be capitalized.Peg: The phrase "peg out" is a colloquial expression meaning "die," and "peg" is correctly used.Pretty: "Pretty" needs to be capitalized because it is in the middle of the sentence following a semicolon.Fainted: This should be in lowercase, unless it's at the start of a sentence. Here it is correctly used.Korean: As an adjective describing nationality, it needs to be capitalized.Sitting: This is correctly capitalized since it's after a period and begins a sentence.Blue: A color adjective, it should be lowercase unless starting a sentence.Plaits: "Plaits" (braids) is the correct spelling instead of "plates."Shoulders: Correctly used, describing where the plaits hang.

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