Correctly Formatting Titles in Written Works

This video tutorial teaches how to properly format titles in writing. It covers the rules for italicizing or underlining titles of larger works like books and movies, and using quotation marks for smaller works like poems and articles. The tutorial includes practice exercises to help learners apply these rules, ensuring clarity in writing.

Why is it important to treat titles properly in writing?

• To make the text look fancy

• To confuse the reader

• To ensure clarity for the reader

• To fill up space

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How should you format the title of a book when typing?

• Underline it

• Put it in quotation marks

• Italicize it

• Bold it

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What is the correct way to format the title of a newspaper when writing by hand?

• Put it in quotation marks

• Bold it

• Underline it

• Italicize it

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Which of the following should be put in quotation marks?

• A poem title

• A book title

• A movie title

• A magazine title

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If a chapter fits inside a book, how should the chapter title be formatted?

• Bolded

• Put in quotation marks

• Underlined

• Italicized

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What should you do if you are unsure whether a work is big or small?

• Guess based on the length of the title

• Check if it can fit inside another work

• Always italicize it

• Always underline it

In the sentence 'I need to memorize the poem Where the Sidewalk Ends,' how should the poem title be formatted?

• Italicized

• Underlined

• Put in quotation marks

• Bolded

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How should the title of a magazine be formatted when typing?

• Underlined

• Bolded

• Italicized

• Put in quotation marks

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Which of the following is considered a 'big work'?

• A book

• A short story

• A song

• A poem

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What is the proofreading mark that indicates a title should be italicized?

• Quotation marks

• Bold text

• Parentheses

• Underlining

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