Compositions
Courtesy Titles/Initials
Religious/Military
Newspapers/Magazines
Reference Works
100

How would you write Lauryn Hill's album in a sentence? (What would be capitalized, and what would be lowercase? Should there be quotation marks?)

the miseducation of lauryn hill 

"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"

-Albums receive quotation marks

-The is capital because it starts the sentence 

-of is lowercase because it is a preposition that has 3 or fewer letters

100

How would you reference the person the second time?

?Jason Adams went to the grocery store. When _____ returned home, his house had been broken into." 

Mr. Adams

100

How would you refer to Mary Agnes in this sentence? hint: she is a nun 

"_______ Mary Agnes has been a part of the catholic church for 12 years. _________ is very passionate about her duties." 

1.) Sister

A nun's title is "Sister" and always capitalize it before a name

2.) Agnes

The second reference and after should only be their last name

100

True or False: 

You are supposed to put newspaper and magazine titles in quotation marks. 

FALSE- NEVER PUT THE TITLE IN QUOTES

100

Does Webster's Dictionary for Students need quotations around it in a sentence?


NO! Webster's Dictionary for Students is a reference work. 

200

How would you write the title of this book in a sentence? (What would be capitalized, and what would be lowercase? Should there be quotations?)

to kill a mockingbird

"To Kill a Mockingbird"

-Most books receive quotations 

-To is capital because it's the first word

-a is lowercase because it's an article and it has fewer than 3 letters

200

How would you refer to the husband in this sentence?

"Mrs. Smith works in an office, while her husband, ________ works from home."

Mr. Smith

200

How would you refer to the general in these sentences?

______ George Smith was in command of the unit at the time. _______ was a very strong leader.

1.) Gen. George Smith

Abbreviated title, then full name for first reference

2.) Smith

When referencing the same person again, only use their last name


200

Which is correct in this sentence?

"I just picked up a copy of _________"

1.) "Vogue Magazine"

2.) Vogue Magazine

3.) Vogue magazine

3. Vogue magazine

never use quotations, magazine is lowercase because magazine is not in the title of Vogue. It's just called Vogue. 

200

Does The Very Hungry Caterpillar need quotations around it in a sentence? 


YES! "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is not a reference material; it's a children's book. Non-reference books get quotes. 

300

how would you write this holy text in a sentence?

the quran 

the Quran

-no quotes because it's a holy text

-the does not need to be capitalized before Quran. 

300

How would you write Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio's initials? (think about periods and spacing) 

L.W. DiCaprio


300

How would you refer to the reverand in this sentence?

"My grandma was so happy that she got to meet ________ Charles Barnes." 

"the Rev. Charles Barnes"

Always use “the Rev.” in the first reference.

300

scenario: an article from Bangor Daily News has no dateline, so the state is not specified. The article is written in Maine. How would you reference the title of the newspaper for the first time? 


the Bangor (Maine) Daily News


300

Should The Beginner's Guide to Computers get quotation marks in a sentence? 


NO! The Beginner's Guide to Computers is a guide, which is a reference work. Reference works do not need quotes.