When a title is a complete sentence, how should capitalization be handled?

When a title is a complete sentence, how should capitalization be handled?

• A. Capitalize every word
• B. Do not capitalize any word
• C. Capitalize the first word
• D. Capitalize only nouns

Answer: (C)

When a title is a complete sentence, you use sentence case. That means only the first word is capitalized, and any proper nouns if present. The rest of the words stay lowercase. This is different from capitalizing every word (title case) or not capitalizing at all. For example, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” keeps only the first word capitalized unless a proper noun appears. If a proper noun is in the title, such as “The Battle of Gettysburg,” Gettysburg would be capitalized.

When a title is a complete sentence, you use sentence case. That means only the first word is capitalized, and any proper nouns if present. The rest of the words stay lowercase. This is different from capitalizing every word (title case) or not capitalizing at all. For example, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” keeps only the first word capitalized unless a proper noun appears. If a proper noun is in the title, such as “The Battle of Gettysburg,” Gettysburg would be capitalized.