five people / Five people [capitalizing answers to test questions]

[ting123456]

.......... There are five people in my family. .........

1. How many people are in my family?

five people.

Five people.

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When answering questions about reading comprehension, should the short answers be in uppercase or lowercase?

In the example above, which answer is correct?

 

[lingobingo]

Native speakers would not repeat the word people in answer to such a question. And even a one-word answer has to be treated as a sentence, so it needs an initial capital and a full stop/period.

How many people are there in your family?​

Five. ​

Five people. ​

There are five people in my family. ​

 

[ting123456]

.......
Lily got a pad for Christmas.
.......


What did Lily get for Christmas?
A pad.



Then what about this answer?

 

[lingobingo]

Yes. that’s normal.

 

[elroy]

When answering questions about reading comprehension, should the short answers be in uppercase or lowercase?

In that context, either is fine. I would probably use lower-case.

And don’t use a period after each choice.