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==Composition titles== | ==Composition titles== | ||
For [[title case]], the words that are not capitalized (unless they are the first or last word of the title) are: | For [[Wikipedia:Title case|title case]], the words that are not capitalized (unless they are the first or last word of the title) are: | ||
* [[Article (grammar)|Articles]] (''a'', ''an'', ''the'') | * [[Wikipedia:Article (grammar)|Articles]] (''a'', ''an'', ''the'') | ||
* Short [[grammatical conjunction#Coordinating conjunctions|coordinating conjunctions]] (''and'', ''but'', ''or'', | * Short [[Wikipedia:grammatical conjunction#Coordinating conjunctions|coordinating conjunctions]] (''and'', ''but'', ''or'', ''nor''; also ''for'', ''yet'', ''so'' when used as conjunctions) | ||
* [[Preposition and postposition|Prepositions]] containing four letters or fewer (''as'', ''in'', ''of'', ''on'', ''to'', ''for'', ''from'', ''like'', ''over'', ''with'', etc.) but see below for instances where these words are not used as prepositions | * [[Wikipedia:Preposition and postposition|Prepositions]] containing four letters or fewer (''as'', ''in'', ''of'', ''on'', ''to'', ''for'', ''from'', ''like'', ''over'', ''with'', etc.) but see below for instances where these words are not used as prepositions | ||
* The word ''to'' in [[ | * The word ''to'' in [[Wikipedia:Infinitive|infinitives]]. | ||
The following words ''should'' be capitalized in English-language titles: | The following words ''should'' be capitalized in English-language titles: | ||
* The first and last word of the title | * The first and last word of the title | ||
* Every [[adjective]], [[adverb]], [[noun]], [[pronoun]] and [[Conjunction (grammar)#Subordinating conjunctions|subordinating conjunction]] (''Me'', ''It'', ''His'', ''If'', etc.) | * Every [[Wikipedia:Adjective|adjective]], [[Wikipedia:Adverb|adverb]], [[Wikipedia:Noun|noun]], [[Wikipedia:Pronoun|pronoun]] and [[Wikipedia:Conjunction (grammar)#Subordinating conjunctions|subordinating conjunction]] (''Me'', ''It'', ''His'', ''If'', etc.) | ||
* Every [[verb]], including forms of ''to be'' (''Be'', ''Am'', ''Is'', ''Are'', ''Was'', ''Were'', ''Been'') | * Every [[Wikipedia:Verb|verb]], including forms of ''to be'' (''Be'', ''Am'', ''Is'', ''Are'', ''Was'', ''Were'', ''Been'') | ||
* Prepositions that contain five letters or more (''During'', ''Through'', ''About'', ''Until'', ''Below'', etc.) | * Prepositions that contain five letters or more (''During'', ''Through'', ''About'', ''Until'', ''Below'', etc.) | ||
* Words that have the same form as prepositions, but are not being used specifically as prepositions | * Words that have the same form as prepositions, but are not being used specifically as prepositions | ||
** Particles of [[phrasal | ** Particles of [[Wikipedia:Phrasal verb|phrasal verbs]] (e.g. "Give Up the Ghost", "Puttin' On the Ritz") | ||
** The first word in a [[compound preposition]] (e.g. "Time Out of Mind") | ** The first word in a [[Wikipedia:Compound preposition|compound preposition]] (e.g. "Time Out of Mind") | ||
In hyphenated terms, capitalize each part according to the applicable rule (e.g. {{xt|''The Out-of-Towners''}}), unless reliable sources consistently do otherwise for the work in question (e.g. {{xt|''The History of Middle-earth''}}). | In hyphenated terms, capitalize each part according to the applicable rule (e.g. {{xt|''The Out-of-Towners''}}), unless reliable sources consistently do otherwise for the work in question (e.g. {{xt|''The History of Middle-earth''}}). | ||
For titles with subtitles or parenthetical phrases, capitalize as if they were separate titles (e.g. {{xt|"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"}}). | For titles with subtitles or parenthetical phrases, capitalize as if they were separate titles (e.g. {{xt|"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"}}). | ||
If a work is known by its first line of text and lacks a separate title, then the first line, rendered in [[sentence case]], should be used as its title. | If a work is known by its first line of text and lacks a separate title, then the first line, rendered in [[Wikipedia:Sentence case|sentence case]], should be used as its title. | ||
* An example of this would be ''[[Remember not, Lord, our offences]]'', a musical setting of excerpted passage from a liturgical text: | * An example of this would be ''[[Wikipedia:Remember not, Lord, our offences|Remember not, Lord, our offences]]'', a musical setting of excerpted passage from a liturgical text: | ||
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|''Correct'': || ||{{xt|Remember not, Lord, our offences}} | |''Correct'': || ||{{xt|Remember not, Lord, our offences}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||