Articles
(unless the article is the first word)
a, an, the
Coordinate Conjunctions
(unless the conjunction is the first word)
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Prepositions
(unless used as adverbs or adjectives)
as, at, around, by, after, along, for, from, of, on, to, with, without
When a periodical's name is used in a sentence, the article the is not capitalized--even if it is part of the official publication's name.
NO: People read The New York Times.
YES: People read the New York Times.
Capitalize the first part and the second part of a hyphenated compound in a title, unless the first part is a prefix or a word that cannot stand alone.
Headline-Style Anti-religious Non-discrimination
For words less than three letters, do not capitalize.
For (capitalize), to (do not), From (capitalize), by (do not), etc.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Prepositions
(unless used as adverbs or adjectives)
as, at, around, by, after, along, for, from, of, on, to, with, without
When a periodical's name is used in a sentence, the article the is not capitalized--even if it is part of the official publication's name.
NO: People read The New York Times.
YES: People read the New York Times.
Capitalize the first part and the second part of a hyphenated compound in a title, unless the first part is a prefix or a word that cannot stand alone.
Headline-Style Anti-religious Non-discrimination
AP Style
For words less than three letters, do not capitalize.
For (capitalize), to (do not), From (capitalize), by (do not), etc.
APA Style capitalizes major words only.
Quotation marks are used for most titles of books, plays, poems, operas, songs, albums, speeches, etc. Other styles prefer the use of italics. In MLA Style and Chicago Style, they are italicized.
