Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?

• A. Yesterday, I visited New york and met with professor Lee.
• B. Yesterday, I visited New York and met with Professor Lee.
• C. yesterday, I visited New York and met with professor Lee.
• D. Yesterday, I visited New York and met with Professor lee.

Answer: (B)

Capitalization signals proper names and sentence starts. In this sentence, the first word is capitalized because it begins the sentence: Yesterday. The place name is a proper noun, so New York is written with both words capitalized. When a title is used with a name, the title and the surname are capitalized: Professor Lee. Put together, it reads as Yesterday, I visited New York and met with Professor Lee.

The other versions break one of these rules: New york has york not capitalized; yesterday at the start should be capitalized; professor is not capitalized when used with a name; and lee should be capitalized as a surname.