Which sentence has an error in capitalization? A) The west side of the building was ripped up by the tornado's fury. B) I have always wanted to live in the West on a dry and empty prairie. C) My mother lives West of here in a little town by the name of Michaelton. D) The wind blew north so ferociously that our wind vane blew off the house!
In this sentence, west is a direction, which is not capitalized. In B, the term "West" is a general place, and is a noun, therefore it should be capitalized.
