Question

Which of the following will be the correct way of writing 'CLANDESTINE' if the third, middle and ninth letters of the word are written in lower case and all other letters written in upper case?

• A. CIANDESTiNe
• B. CLaNdeSTINE
• C. CLaNDeSTiNE
• D. CLaNDeSTInE

Hint:

Count 11 letters; the middle is the 6th. Lower case only positions 3, 6 and 9.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The word CLANDESTINE has eleven letters: C, L, A, N, D, E, S, T, I, N, E. The rule keeps the third, the middle and the ninth letters in lower case and every other letter in upper case. The third letter is A, the middle of eleven letters is the sixth letter E, and the ninth letter is I, so these three become lower case while the rest stay capital, giving CLaNDeSTiNE.

• CLaNDeSTiNE is correct because only the 3rd (a), 6th (e) and 9th (i) letters are lower case and all others are capitals.
• CLaNdeSTINE is wrong because it makes the 5th letter d lower case and keeps the 9th letter I as a capital.
• CLaNDeSTInE is wrong because it lowercases the 10th letter n rather than the 9th letter i.
• CIANDESTiNe is wrong because its capitalisation does not follow the 3rd, 6th and 9th rule at all.

Applying the rule to CLANDESTINE gives CLaNDeSTiNE.