Which sentence uses capitalization correctly for proper nouns and related terms?

• A. She visited Paris, france, in the summer.
• B. She visited Paris, France, in the Summer.
• C. She visited Paris, France, in the summer.
• D. She visited paris, France, in the summer.

Answer: (C)

The key idea is capitalization of proper nouns and how seasons are treated. Names of places—Paris and France—are specific, so they must start with capitals. Seasons like summer are not capitalized unless they’re part of a title, so this sentence should keep summer in lowercase. Also, when you list a city and its country, using a comma between them (Paris, France) is standard, and continuing with the time phrase (in the summer) fits smoothly after that. So the sentence that has Paris and France capitalized and summer in lowercase follows these rules precisely. The other options miss one of those capitalization rules or treat the season as capitalized.