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A writing test sentence says: 'The [Father of Our Country / Father of are Country] was George Washington.' Which phrase is correct?

Correct answer

Father of Our Country

  1. A Father of Hour Country
  2. B Father of Ower Country
  3. C Father of are Country
  4. D Father of Our Country

Why this is the answer

Correct: 'Father of Our Country' is the proper title for George Washington.

Writing vocabulary: FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY is on the USCIS CIVICS WRITING VOCABULARY list. It is a PROPER NOUN PHRASE and should be capitalized: Father (capital F), of (lowercase), Our (capital O), Country (capital C) — all words in a title are typically capitalized except small connecting words, though the USCIS list may show different capitalization; follow the pattern your study materials show. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN 'OUR': O-U-R means 'belonging to us'; it is different from: HOUR (H-O-U-R = 60 minutes); ARE (A-R-E = a form of 'to be'; 'they ARE' or 'you ARE'); these homophones (words that sound the same) are common error points in dictation tests because they sound identical.

Full sentence: 'The Father of Our Country was George Washington.' OR 'George Washington was the Father of Our Country.' Both are common USCIS writing test sentences. GEORGE WASHINGTON spelling review: G-E-O-R-G-E W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N — this is one of the most important names to spell correctly on the USCIS writing test.

Source: USCIS Writing Vocabulary — Civics: Father of Our Country

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About this topic: People Vocabulary

The writing test's people vocabulary covers names and titles you must be able to write when dictated — Adams, Lincoln, Washington, President, Senators — with capital letters where they belong. This is one of 7 Writing Vocabulary questions on people vocabulary, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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