Question

The Great Plains run north through Texas and Oklahoma before reaching the Arkansas river in Kansas. What word should be capitalized to correct this sentence? run river north

Answer 1

River

Because it is part of a name.

Answer 2

The word that should be capitalized is "river".

Step-by-step explanation:

There are several rules of capitalization. If you refer just to a river, then it is a common noun and should not capitalized. But if it is part of a river name as in Arkansas River, then the word river should be capitalized.