{"id":957,"date":"2022-04-21T10:26:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=957"},"modified":"2025-11-08T09:28:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T09:28:35","slug":"e-qq-2-formatting-and-capitalising-titles-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-qq-2-formatting-and-capitalising-titles-review\/","title":{"rendered":"E- QQ.2 Formatting and capitalising titles: review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Formatting and capitalising titles: review<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Title?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A title<\/strong> is the name of a book, story, poem, movie, article, or any piece of writing.
It tells the reader what the text is about<\/strong>. \ud83e\udde0\ud83d\udcd6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capitalisation Rules in Titles (Title Case)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In most titles, we use Title Case<\/strong>, meaning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Capitalize the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category<\/th>Examples<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
First and last word<\/strong><\/td>The<\/em>, Amazing<\/em>, Story<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Nouns<\/strong><\/td>dog, teacher, India<\/td><\/tr>
Pronouns<\/strong><\/td>I, you, he, she, we, they<\/td><\/tr>
Verbs<\/strong><\/td>run, play, is, eat, think<\/td><\/tr>
Adjectives<\/strong><\/td>beautiful, large, red<\/td><\/tr>
Adverbs<\/strong><\/td>quickly, very, always<\/td><\/tr>
Important words (4+ letters)<\/strong><\/td>about, under, after<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udeab Do NOT Capitalise (usually):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category<\/th>Examples<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Short articles<\/strong><\/td>a, an, the<\/td><\/tr>
Short conjunctions<\/strong><\/td>and, but, or, nor, yet<\/td><\/tr>
Short prepositions (less than 4 letters)<\/strong><\/td>in, to, on, of, for, at, up<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\ude0e Example:<\/strong>
Correct:<\/strong> The Lion and the Mouse<\/em>
\u274c Wrong: The Lion And The Mouse<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Formatting Titles<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Type of Work<\/th>Formatting Rule<\/th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\ud83d\udcda Books<\/strong><\/td>italicise or underline<\/td>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udcf0 Articles<\/strong><\/td>use quotation marks<\/td>\u201cThe Future of AI in Schools\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfad Plays<\/strong><\/td>italicise or underline<\/td>Romeo and Juliet<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfac Movies\/Films<\/strong><\/td>italicise or underline<\/td>The Avengers<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfb5 Songs<\/strong><\/td>use quotation marks<\/td>\u201cLet It Go\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
\u270f\ufe0f Poems<\/strong><\/td>use quotation marks<\/td>\u201cThe Road Not Taken\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udcfa TV Shows<\/strong><\/td>italicise<\/td>Stranger Things<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfae Video Games<\/strong><\/td>italicise<\/td>Minecraft<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Special Tips to Remember<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50 If the short word<\/strong> comes at the beginning or end<\/strong>, capitalize it<\/strong>!
Example: In the End<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udca1 Hyphenated words<\/strong>: Capitalise the first word only<\/strong> (usually).
Example: Self-control<\/em>, One-way Ticket<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd0d Check format based on writing type<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n