Which statement is true regarding capitalization of seasons?

• A. Seasons of the year should be capitalized.
• B. Seasons of the year should be capitalized only when they begin a sentence.
• C. Seasons of the year are not capitalized.
• D. Only proper nouns are capitalized.

Answer: (C)

Capitalization for seasons follows a simple rule: in ordinary writing, season names are not capitalized. They are capitalized only when they are part of a specific proper noun or official title (for example, the Winter Olympics) or when used as a named event. Remember that the first word of any sentence is capitalized, but this is a separate grammar rule, not a change to the season name itself.

So the statement that seasons of the year are not capitalized reflects the typical usage in prose, making it the best answer. The other options overgeneralize or mix up when capitalization occurs — for example, capitalizing all seasons, or tying capitalization strictly to sentence position, or claiming only proper nouns are capitalized.