Punctuating Titles

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What punctuation is used for short stories?

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Short stories are punctuated with quotation marks, e.g., "Bernice Bobs Her Hair".

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How should book titles be punctuated?

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Book titles are italicized, e.g., The Giver.

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What is the correct punctuation for movie titles?

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Movie titles are italicized, e.g., Ice Age.

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How do you punctuate a poem title?

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Poem titles are punctuated with quotation marks, e.g., "If I Had a Brontosaurus".

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What punctuation is used for the title of a play?

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Play titles are italicized, e.g., Hamlet.

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How should the title of a song be punctuated?

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Song titles are punctuated with quotation marks, e.g., "Shape of You".

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What is the correct way to punctuate a television show title?

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Television show titles are italicized, e.g., Friends.

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How do you punctuate the title of a chapter in a book?

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Chapter titles are punctuated with quotation marks, e.g., "The Beginning".

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What punctuation is used for the title of a magazine?

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Magazine titles are italicized, e.g., National Geographic.

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How should the title of a newspaper article be punctuated?

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Newspaper article titles are punctuated with quotation marks, e.g., "Local News Today".