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9 . Titles
Different types of titles require specific capitalization and formatting rules. Follow the guidelines that
follow to correctly capitalize and format titles.
Titles
(Note: Do not italicize or underline titles of sacred books and do not set off by quotation marks. Also, do
not italicize, underline, or use quotation marks around the titles of your own papers.)
Example: Professor O'Connell begins with Genesis 1:1 in his course, English 105: The Bible as Literature. I
wrote a paper, entitled The Good Guys in Eden, for this class.
Getting Started: Carefully read the following sentence, which includes errors in the titles relating to
capitalization, italicizing or underlining, and placing quotation marks. Using the rules in the table
above to guide you, answer the questions that follow. First, determine the capitalization errors in the
sentence. Then, select the correct answers from the dropdown menus indicating the proper use of
quotation marks and underlining or italics.
Steve's favorite book about a sports legend is called gretzky: from backyard rink to the stanley cup, but
he also highly recommends Roch Carrier's short story called the hockey sweater as an excellent read.
Rule: Always capitalize the first and last words of a
title, no matter what. Capitalize all other words in the
title except short prepositions, short conjunctions, and
the articles the, an, and a. Underline or italicize the
titles of longer works, such as books, newspapers,
magazines, television shows, plays, albums, operas,
and films. In these problems, titles will appear in
italics rather than as underlined words.
Example: I just read an excellent review of Sandra
Bullock's film, The Blind Side, in The New York
Times.
Rule: For shorter works, such as
articles, short stories, poems,
reviews, songs, scenes from a play,
and chapters from a full-length
book, put quotation marks around
the title. The capitalization rules are
the same for short works as they are
for long works.
Example: After both reading an
article called "Tiger Woods' Words
—Sincere or Staged?" Ryan and
Jamie debated the credibility of the
golfer's public apology.
Applying Concepts: The following is a review of an inspirational sports book. Click on the blank lines
and select the answers from the dropdown menus to correctly capitalize, underline or italicize, or put
quotation marks around each of the titles.
Paying close attention to titles, which words in the given sentence should you capitalize? Check all that
apply.
gretzky
stanley
backyard
rink
called
legend
cup
hockey
the (in the hockey sweater)
the (in to the stanley cup)
to
from
sweater
Points:
1 / 1
In the given sentence,Error! Filename not specified.Gretzky: From Backyard Rink to the Stanley
Cup should beError! Filename not specified.underlined or italicized because it is a full-length
book.Error! Filename not specified.The Hockey Sweater must beError! Filename not specified.put
in quotation marks because it is a short story.
Points:
1 / 1
Close Explanation
Explanation:
Corrected Sentence
Steve's favorite book about a sports
legend is called Gretzky: From
Backyard Rink to the Stanley Cup, but
he also highly recommends Roch
Carrier's short story called "The
Hockey Sweater" as an excellent
read.
Explanation
Gretzky: From Backyard Rink to the Stanley Cup is
the title of a book, so you must underline or italicize
it. You must put "The Hockey Sweater" in quotation
marks because it is the title of a short story; you
must capitalize The in this instance because it is the
first word of the title. (Remember, the first and last
words of a title are always capitalized.)
A Tale of Adventure and Loss
Points:
0.75 / 1
Explanation:
Close Explanation
Do you love the thrills of an athletic adventure novel such as John Krakauer'sError! Filename not
specified.Into Thin Air ? AlthoughError! Filename not specified.Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir
of Survival is not a traditional sports story, for anyone who loves outside adventure and extreme
athletics, this book is highly recommended. This true story, by Norman Ollestad, recounts his
experience as the only survivor of a small plane crash in California's San Gabriel Mountains in 1979;
the crash killed his father and his girlfriend, and Ollestad was left alone in a blizzard at 8,200 feet. In its
June 2010 review,Error! Filename not specified.A Tale of Family Life, Laced with Thrill Seeking,
Adrenaline and Ambivalence, Error! Filename not specified.The New York Times states, "this
tough-guy adventure story is also a sentimental journey." However, as a female reader and a huge fan,
I can attest to the fact that this story is not just for tough guys.
Source: Maslin, Janet. "A Tale of Family Life, Laced with Thrill Seeking, Adrenaline and Ambivalence." New York Times. New
York Times, 10 June 2009. 22 Feb. 2010.
Corrected Sentence
Do you love the thrills of an athletic
adventure novel such as John
Krakauer's Into Thin Air?
Although Crazy for the Storm: A
Memoir of Survival is not a
traditional sports story, for anyone
who loves outside adventure and
extreme athletics, this book is
highly recommended.
In its June 2010 review, "A Tale of
Family Life, Laced with Thrill
Seeking, Adrenaline and
Ambivalence," The New York
Times states, "this tough-guy
adventure story is also a sentimental
journey."
Explanation
You must underline or italicize Into Thin Air because
it is the title of a book. Capitalize all words in the title.
You must underline or italicize Crazy for the Storm: A
Memoir of Survival because it is the title of a book.
You do not need to capitalize the
words for and of because they are short prepositions;
also, it is not necessary to capitalize the
word the because it is an article.
"A Tale of Family Life, Laced with Thrill Seeking,
Adrenaline and Ambivalence" is the title of an article,
so you must put it in quotation marks. It is not
necessary to capitalize the words of and with because
they are short prepositions or the word and because it
is a short conjunction. The New York Times is the title
of a publication. Capitalize all words in this title.
