1. Four are right, two are not. The word "god" is not capitalized when referring to ancient religions we no longer believe in. Titles (president, king, principal, etc., are capitalized when used with a proper name. "King Zeus" is correct. "Zeus was the king of the gods." is correct.
2. correct
3. Pottery is a proper noun? No. Scandinavian is.
4. Again, if Biology is the proper name of the class, it is capitalized, too. If it's generic, no.
5. correct
6. correct
7. Is "company" part of the name of the company? If so, it's capitalized. If not, then, no.
8. Correct
9. correct
1. The greeks believed that zeus, the king of the gods, lived on mount olympus.
2. The titanic sank after hitting an iceberg off the coast of newfoundland.
3. My cousin collects scandinavian pottery.
4. Stephanie is taking english, math II, and biology.
5. On friday we were cheered by the thought that monday, memorial day, would be a holiday.
6. My picture is in today's austin American-Statesman.
7. The quaker oats company has introduced a new corn cereal.
8. Inroots,alex haley, a famous author, traces the history of his family.
9. She usually travels to boston on american airlines.
The following sentences each contain at least one capitalization error. Correctly write the words that require capital letters
1. Greeks, Zeus, King Gods, Mount Olympus
2. Titanic Newfoundland
3. Scandinavian Pottery
4. English, Math
5. Friday, Monday, Memorial Day
6. Austin
7. Quaker Oats
8. Roots, Alex Haley
9. Boston American Airlines
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