Correct Answer:
D. Athena was the goddess
Correct capitalization follows specific rules, particularly for proper nouns. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing and is always capitalized. A common noun refers to a general class of people, places, or things and is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence.
- D: Athena was the goddess is correct because "Athena" is the proper name of a specific goddess, so it must be capitalized. "Goddess" is a common noun, referring to a type of deity, not a specific one, and thus remains lowercase.
- A: athens was goddess is incorrect because "Athens" (a city) is misspelled and not capitalized, and it's not a goddess.
- B: Athena was Goddess is incorrect because "Goddess" is a common noun and should not be capitalized.
- C: Athens was the goddess is incorrect because "Athens" is a city, not a goddess.