What to Capitalize in a Title

ALWAYS CAPITALIZE:

1) The first and last word of the title itself

2) Words with these functions:

-Nouns
-Pronouns
-Verbs
-Adjectives
-Adverbs

3) Words that are five letters or more, regardless of their function. This rule is meant to specifically address conjunctions and prepositions. Twenty or so years ago, writers did not capitalize any conjunctions or prepositions. Today, it is accepted and expected to capitalize the larger words.

Examples of prepositions include: Among, About, Between, Within, etc.

Examples of conjunctions/subordinating conjunctions: Although, Because, Until, Where, While, etc.

NEVER CAPITALIZE (unless they are the first or last word):

1) Prepositions and conjunctions of four letters or fewer

Examples of prepositions: at, by, down, for, from, in, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, onto, over, past, to, upon, with Examples of conjunctions: and, but, or, yet, for, nor, so, as, if, once, than, that, till, when

2) The particle “to” used as an infinitive (meaning with a verb)

Examples: to Read, to Write, to See, etc.

3) Articles (a, an, the)