Capitalization in a Title - Revision history

Platypus at 14:03, 8 August 2018

Platypus — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:03:25 GMT

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-	~~Any short words (such as~~ the, a, and, an, as, to, from~~) are not capitalized in a story or chapter's title~~, ~~unless they are at the beginning~~.	+	The first word in a title is always capitalized, but after the first word, certain words do not get capitalized.
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		+	These words are:
		+	*Articles: a, an, & the.
		+	*Coordinate conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet & so.
		+	*Prepositions, such as at, around, by, after, along, for, from, of, on, to, with & without.

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	'''The day the duck crossed the road'''		'''The day the duck crossed the road'''

-	Almost there, but so far. Make the first letter of the last word a capital is improvement. Also capitalize "crossed," as it's not ~~a "short" word~~. And even though "day" is a short word, it's ~~still important to the idea~~, so you capitalize that, too.	+	Almost there, but so far. Make the first letter of the last word a capital is improvement. Also capitalize "crossed," as it's not an article, conjunction, or preposition. And even though "day" is a short word, it's also not an article, proposition, or conjunction, so you capitalize that, too.

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Magikarp7297 at 05:13, 8 August 2018

Magikarp7297 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:13:26 GMT

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-	Any short words are not capitalized in a story or chapter's title, unless they are at the beginning.	+	Any short words (such as the, a, and, an, as, to, from) are not capitalized in a story or chapter's title, unless they are at the beginning.

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-	the day The duck crossed The road	+	'''the day The duck crossed The road'''

	That's completely wrong. Capitalizing the first letter of the first word improves it a bit.		That's completely wrong. Capitalizing the first letter of the first word improves it a bit.
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-	The day The duck crossed The road	+	'''The day The duck crossed The road'''

	That's better, but still not good enough. By making the words "The" before "duck" and after "crossed" will make it seem even better.		That's better, but still not good enough. By making the words "The" before "duck" and after "crossed" will make it seem even better.
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-	The day the duck crossed the road	+	'''The day the duck crossed the road'''

	Almost there, but so far. Make the first letter of the last word a capital is improvement. Also capitalize "crossed," as it's not a "short" word. And even though "day" is a short word, it's still important to the idea, so you capitalize that, too.		Almost there, but so far. Make the first letter of the last word a capital is improvement. Also capitalize "crossed," as it's not a "short" word. And even though "day" is a short word, it's still important to the idea, so you capitalize that, too.
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-	The Day the Duck Crossed the Road	+	'''The Day the Duck Crossed the Road'''

	That is perfect!		That is perfect!
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		+	[[Category: Grammatical Tips]]

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Magikarp7297 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:11:47 GMT

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Any short words are not capitalized in a story or chapter's title, unless they are at the beginning.

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the day The duck crossed The road

That's completely wrong. Capitalizing the first letter of the first word improves it a bit.

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The day The duck crossed The road

That's better, but still not good enough. By making the words "The" before "duck" and after "crossed" will make it seem even better.

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The day the duck crossed the road

Almost there, but so far. Make the first letter of the last word a capital is improvement. Also capitalize "crossed," as it's not a "short" word. And even though "day" is a short word, it's still important to the idea, so you capitalize that, too.

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The Day the Duck Crossed the Road

That is perfect!