Question

William blake famously hoped, “to see a world in a grain of sand, / and heaven in a wild flower, / hold infinity in the palm of your hand/ and eternity in an hour.”
Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
A. No change
B. William blake famously hoped, “to see a world in a grain of sand, / and heaven in a wild flower, / hold infinity in the palm of your hand/ and eternity in an hour.”
C. William Blake famously hoped, “To see a world in a grain of sand, / and heaven in a wild flower, / hold infinity in the palm of your hand/ and eternity in an hour.”
D. William Blake famously hoped, “To see a world in a grain of sand, / And heaven in a wild flower, / Hold infinity in the palm of your hand/ And eternity in an hour.”

Answer 1

Hint:we have to select the answer which has proper capitalization since punctuations include proper capitalization of words. All proper nouns are to be capitalized. The commas shall be in places that require a small pause while reading the sentence out loud.

Complete answer:
The correct option is option D because it has proper capitalization as well as punctuation. It starts with a capital letter. The first letter of each beginning word in a line of poetry is capitalized. This is how poetry is distinguished from other art forms traditionally.
Option A is incorrect because clearly, the given sentence is not the correct option. It has been given to confuse the students.
Option B is wrong because the words ‘blake’, ‘to’, ‘and’ have not been capitalized. They are all proper nouns.
Option C is wrong because the words ‘and’, ‘hold’, ‘and’ have not been capitalized.
The right answer to this is option (D) William Blake famously hoped, “To see a world in a grain of sand, / And heaven in a wild flower, / Hold infinity in the palm of your hand/ And eternity in an hour.”

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:If a question asks for proper punctuation, it also means you have to consider the capitalization of letters. If you see proper punctuation but not proper capitalization, it is the wrong answer. Also, context and reference are important. According to general rule, the first word of a sentence is always capitalized. Capitals are used for all proper nouns in a sentence, such as names of people.