Question

which of these sentences is correctly capitalized?

courses for this semester include english, science, and math.
courses for this semester include english, science, and math.
courses for this semester include english, science, and math.
courses for this semester include english, science, and math.

Explanation:

Analyze sentence-starting capitalization

The first word of a sentence must always be capitalized.

• "Courses" is capitalized in options 1, 3, and 4.
• "courses" is lowercase in option 2, making it incorrect.

Analyze academic subject capitalization

Languages (like English) are proper nouns and must be capitalized. General academic subjects (like science and math) are common nouns and should not be capitalized unless they are part of a specific course title (e.g., Algebra II).

• Option 1 incorrectly leaves "english" lowercase.
• Option 4 incorrectly capitalizes "Science", "Math", and "Semester".
• Option 3 correctly capitalizes "English" and leaves "science" and "math" lowercase.

Verify remaining capitalization rules

In Option 3, "Courses" is capitalized at the start, "English" is capitalized as a proper noun, and "semester", "science", and "math" are correctly lowercase.

Answer:

• (A) Courses for this semester include english, science, and Math.
• (B) courses for this semester include English, Science, and Math.
• (C) Courses for this semester include English, science, and math. (Correct answer)
• (D) Courses for this Semester include English, Science, and Math.