Punctuating and Capitalizing Titles

How do you punctuate the title of a fairy tale (or short story)?

• Use italics

• Underline it

• Use quotation marks

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Do you have to capitalize the preposition "with" like in the book gone with the wind?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which words should be capitalized in this book title?

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

• "I know why the caged bird sings"

• I know why the caged bird Sings

• "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which words are NOT capitalized in a title, unless they are first or last words?

• am, is, are

• he, she, they

• hers, his, theirs

• a, an, the

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which is correct for the title of this song by The Beatles?

• Let It Be

• Let It Be

• "Let It Be"

• let it be

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CCSS.L.2.2C

When you are writing by hand, how do you punctuate the title of an album?

• Capitalize it only

• Italicize it

• Underline it

• Use quotations

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CCSS.L.5.2D

Which short story title is properly capitalized and punctuated?

• The dinner Party

• the Dinner Party

• The Dinner Party

• "The Dinner Party"

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Choose Two: How would you punctuate the title for the TV series The Walking Dead?

• Underline

• Italicize

• Quotation Marks

• Nothing

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CCSS.L.5.2D

You capitalize the first and last word in a title.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Rule: Titles are written in italics for large works.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.5.2D