Capitalizing & Punctuating Titles, Practice (optional)

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What is the correct way to capitalize the title of a song?

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Capitalize the first and last words, and all major words in between. Example: "Mama Loves Her Little Llama".

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How do you capitalize the title of a poem?

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Capitalize the first and last words, and all major words in between. Example: "She Has Cut Her Toe on Broken Glass".

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What is the rule for capitalizing movie titles?

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Capitalize the first and last words, and all major words in between. Example: "The Wizard of Oz".

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What is the correct capitalization for a student essay title?

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Capitalize the first and last words, and all major words in between. Example: "The Secret Garden May Have Nice Flowers".

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How should you capitalize the title of a short story?

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Capitalize the first and last words, and all major words in between. Example: "Sonic the Hedgehog May Have Been Sick Today".

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What are major words in a title?

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Major words include nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions.

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What are minor words in a title?

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Minor words include articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or), and prepositions (in, on, at, etc.). They are not capitalized unless they are the first or last word.

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When should quotation marks be used in titles?

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Use quotation marks for titles of shorter works like songs, poems, and short stories.

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When should italics be used in titles?

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Use italics for titles of longer works like books, movies, and plays.

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What is the first word rule in title capitalization?

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Always capitalize the first word of the title, regardless of its part of speech.