Writing Titles Correctly

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What are the words that are NOT capitalized in a title, unless they are the first or last words?

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a, an, the

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What literary work needs to be enclosed in quotation marks?

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poem

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Which titles should be written in quotation marks?

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chapter titles

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What type of literary work should be underlined?

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album titles

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How should the title 'National Geographic' be formatted?

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Underlined: National Geographic

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What is the rule for capitalizing the first word in a title?

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Always capitalize the first word of a title.

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What is the rule for capitalizing the last word in a title?

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Always capitalize the last word of a title.

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Which words are typically capitalized in a title?

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Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions.

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What punctuation is used for the titles of short stories?

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Quotation marks.

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What punctuation is used for the titles of books?

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Italics or underlining.