Capitalization and Punctuation of Titles

Which words should be capitalized in a book title?

• First and last words, all nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

• Only the first word

• All words except for the first and last

• Only proper nouns

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How should the first and last words be capitalized in an article title?

• Capitalize the first and last words.

• Do not capitalize any words.

• Capitalize only the last word.

• Capitalize only the first word.

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What is the correct capitalization for movie titles?

• Capitalize the first letter of each major word

• Capitalize only the first letter of the first word.

• Capitalize all letters in the title.

• Capitalize all letters except for prepositions and articles.

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Should prepositions and conjunctions be capitalized in book titles?

• No

• Only if they are the first word of the title.

• Sometimes.

• Yes.

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When should you use quotation marks in a title?

• When emphasizing a word or phrase.

• When writing a headline.

• When referencing a specific work

• When indicating irony or sarcasm.

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What punctuation mark should be used at the end of a book title?

• ,

• !

• ?

• .

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How should subtitles be capitalized in a movie title?

• Title Case

• Sentence case

• ALL CAPS

• lowercase

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Should articles (a, an, the) be capitalized in an article title?

• Sometimes

• Only if it's the first word

• Yes

• No

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What is the correct capitalization for acronyms in a title?

• Capitalize only the first letter of each word.

• Do not capitalize any letters.

• Capitalize only the vowels.

• Capitalize all letters

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Should all words in a movie title be capitalized?

• No

• It depends on the style guide.

• Only the first word should be capitalized.

• Yes.

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