Formatting and capitalising titles: review

Key Notes :

🔠 1. What Is Formatting a Title?

Formatting a title means making sure the title looks neat and follows specific rules for capitalization, punctuation, and style.

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📋 2. Why Is Capitalizing Titles Important?

• Makes your writing look professional.
• Helps readers easily understand the main idea.
• Follows standard grammar rules.

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📌 3. Capitalization Rules for Titles (Use Title Case)

In Title Case, certain words are always capitalized:
✅ Capitalize the following:

• The first and last words of the title
• All nouns (names of people, places, things)
• All pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
• All verbs (run, jump, is, are)
• All adjectives (big, small, happy)
• All adverbs (quickly, silently)
• All subordinating conjunctions (because, although, since)

❌ Do NOT capitalize these shorter words (unless they are the first or last word):

• Articles: a, an, the
• Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet
• Prepositions with fewer than four letters: in, on, at, by, to, of

Example:

• ✔️ The Secret Life of Bees
• ✔️ Learning About Science at School

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✍️ 4. Formatting Styles

• Underline book titles when writing by hand.
  • Example: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Use italics for book, movie, and TV show titles when typing.
  • Example: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• Use quotation marks for shorter works like articles, poems, or songs.
  • Example: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

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✅ 5. Quick Tips

• Always double-check your capitalization!
• If unsure, remember to capitalize important words and lowercase small linking words unless they’re first or last.
• Titles should look neat and organized.

let’s practice!