Formatting and capitalising titles: review

Key Notes :

Capitalizing Important Words:

• Capitalize the first and last word of the title.
• Capitalize all major words in between (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs).
• Do not capitalize short words like articles (a, an, the), conjunctions (and, but, or), or prepositions (in, on, at), unless they are the first or last word in the title.

Capitalization Rules for Different Titles:

• Books, Movies, and Plays: Capitalize important words, but italicize the entire title or underline it if writing by hand (e.g., Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone).
• Short Stories, Poems, and Articles: Capitalize important words and place the title in quotation marks (e.g., “The Tell-Tale Heart”).

Consistency:

• Ensure consistency in formatting throughout your writing. Titles in the same category (books, articles, etc.) should follow the same capitalization and formatting rules.

Punctuation in Titles:

• Do not put a period after the title.
• If a title includes a question mark or exclamation point, retain it at the end of the title (e.g., Who Moved My Cheese?).

Proper Nouns in Titles:

• Always capitalize proper nouns, even in short words like prepositions (e.g., The History of New York City).

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