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Capitalization - English language punctuation - class-IX
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Choose whether the following is True or False:
Capital letters are never used to begin each fresh line of poetry.
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A
False
💡 Explanation:
Traditionally, each line of a poem begins with a capital letter. This was a tool used to distinguish poetry from prose.
Hence, the given statement is false. It isn't true that lines in a poem never begin with a capital letter.
Hence option B is correct and A is incorrect.
(In modern times, some poets choose not to begin each line with a capital letter. But, this does not mean that the given statement is correct.)