USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which sentence below is spelled and capitalized correctly?
A
Hoover dam is nameed after president herbert hoover, the 31st president of the united states of america.
B
Hoover Dam is nameed after President Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America.
C
Hoover dam is named after president Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America.
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Hoover Dam is named after President Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hoover Dam is named for Mr. Herbert Hoover, the Nation’s 31st president. When construction of the dam was initiated, on September 30, 1930, Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur ordered that the dam to be built in the Black Canyon of the Colorado as part of the Boulder Canyon Project Act be called “Hoover Dam".

Detailed explanation-2: -Proper nouns are capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence. Names are always considered proper nouns. o Proper noun: I took Professor Palmer’s classes all four years of college. o Proper noun: We went to Hoover Dam for the 4th of July.

Detailed explanation-3: -Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States, was a man of many interests. He was an engineer, a conservationist, a fisherman, a humanitarian, and a politician, not always in the same order.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eighty-five years after its completion, Hoover dam is still considered an engineering marvel. It is named in honor of President Herbert Hoover, -who played a crucial role in its creation.

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