Capitalizing Titles

Capitalize the title: 'to kill a mockingbird'

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• To Kill A Mockingbird

• To kill a Mockingbird

• To Kill a mockingbird

What is the first word of a title?

• Always capitalize the first word of a title.

• Only capitalize the last word of a title.

• Capitalize the first and last words of a title only.

• Capitalize all words in a title.

Capitalize the title: 'the little prince'

• The Little Prince

• The little prince

• The Little prince

• the Little Prince

Capitalize the title: 'the great gatsby'

• The Great Gatsby

• The great Gatsby

• The Great gatsby

• the Great Gatsby

What should you do if a title has a colon?

• Capitalize the first word after the colon.

• Ignore the colon and continue with the next word.

• Capitalize all words after the colon.

• Replace the colon with a semicolon.

Capitalize the title: 'harry potter and the sorcerer's stone'

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• Harry potter and the Sorcerer's stone

• Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

• harry potter and the Sorcerer's stone

What are minor words in a title?

• Words that are always capitalized

• Articles, conjunctions, and prepositions unless they are the first or last word

• Only nouns and verbs

• Any word that is not a major word

What is the last word of a title?

• Always capitalize the last word of a title.

• The last word should be in lowercase.

• The last word can be omitted.

• The last word should be italicized.

What are major words in a title?

• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions.

• Only nouns and verbs.

• Adjectives and adverbs only.

• Conjunctions and interjections.

Capitalize the title: 'the cat in the hat'

• The Cat in the Hat

• The cat in the Hat

• The Cat In The Hat

• the Cat in the hat