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Compass Points

Head east on Eisenhower Parkway; then take Interstate 75 north

until you reach Exit 255.

Having lived on the West Coast all his life, Doug found it hard to
adjust to the heat of the South.

Practice 27-3 Capitalizing Words

Referring to Time and Place

Underline and correct the two capitalization mistakes in each

sentence.

1. When we visited Washington, D.C., we visited the Lincoln

Memorial, the white house, and other Historic Places.

2. If a person is at the exact center of the north pole, can he move

without going South?

3. People living in new mexico sometimes have trouble convincing
people that they live in the united states.

4. When he visited his old High School, Ed was shocked to realize

that the Principal was younger than he was.