IXL | Capitalizing titles | 5th grade language arts

Which correctly shows the title of a song?

"On Top of Old Smokey"

"On Top of Old smokey"

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Which correctly shows the title of a song?

"The Wheels on the Bus"

"The Wheels on the bus"

key idea

In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.

The Wind in the Willows	James and the Giant Peach

These words are not important in titles:

Articles, a, an, the

Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up

Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or

solution

Capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between. The words on and the are not important, so they should not be capitalized.

The correct title is "The Wheels on the Bus."

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PP.3Identify articles

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