Title Formatting and Capitalization Rules

This video tutorial covers the rules for formatting titles in English writing. It explains how to format longer works like books and movies using italics or underlining when handwritten, and shorter works like poems and articles using quotation marks. The video also details capitalization rules, emphasizing that important words should be capitalized, while articles, short prepositions, and conjunctions are generally not, unless they start the title. Examples are provided to illustrate these rules, and viewers are encouraged to practice using the guidelines discussed.

What is the main focus of this English grammar lesson?

• Verb conjugation

• Punctuation rules

• Formatting titles

• Sentence structure

When typing a longer work, how should the title be formatted?

• In quotation marks

• Italicized

• Bold

• Underlined

Which of the following is NOT considered a longer work?

• TV show

• Magazine

• Short story

• Novel

How should shorter works be formatted in both typing and handwriting?

• Italicized

• Bold

• Underlined

• In quotation marks

Which words are generally NOT capitalized in a title?

• Adjectives

• Articles

• Verbs

• Nouns

What is the exception to the rule about capitalizing minor words in titles?

• If they are longer than three letters

• If they are in the middle of the title

• If they are at the end of the title

• If they start the title

How should the title of a TV series be formatted when handwritten?

• Italicized

• Underlined

• In quotation marks

• Bold

In the poem title 'Stay Here and Listen', which word should remain lowercase?

• And

• Here

• Listen

• Stay

When handwriting a book title, what formatting should be used?

• Bold

• Italicized

• Underlined

• In quotation marks

In the book title 'The Sand and a Shore of Northland', which word should be capitalized despite being minor?

• the

• of

• a

• and