Punctuation for a novel referenced in a paragraph

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0When referring to a novel in a paragraph, what is the proper punctuation - do you underline the title only, do you underline and have quotations, do you only have quotations? Also are all the words of the novel's title capitalized?  02br02br00HB0-

Feebs11 · Accepted Answer

0 Your options are: italicize the title OR place the title in quotations marks, not both. The title should indeed be capitalized as it is on the original book0-

Yoong Liat · Answer

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10When referring to a novel in a paragraph, what is the proper punctuation - do you underline the title only, do you underline and have quotations, do you only have quotations? Also are all the words of the novel's title capitalized? 12br
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00You will notice that the 01b00first letter02b00 of the title and certain words are capitalised.02br
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00Prepositions and conjunctions are not in capital letters.0-

The17pointscale · Answer

0 The formatting that you use for the title of a novel depends upon your audience, but for most formal writing it is fine to 01u00underline 02u00or 01i00italicize 02i00book titles. In my opinion italics are less distracting than underlining, but if you're publishing the paragraph or writing it for a class, you may need to check the specific requirements. 02br
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00I would not use quotation marks; they tend to indicate that a work is smaller or shorter in length. For example, novels, plays, and television shows tend to be italicized whereas short stories, acts, television episodes, and poems tend to be referred to in quotation marks. So if you drop it and it makes noise (like a novel), use italics; but if you drop it and it quietly floats to the floor (like a chapter in a novel), use quotation marks. However, if you're writing the paragraph for a newspaper, I believe that you always use quotation marks (the Associated Press guidelines are goofy). 02br
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BarbaraPA · Answer

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01cite10The17pointscale12cite10However, if you're writing the paragraph for a newspaper, I believe that you always use quotation marks (the Associated Press guidelines are goofy). 12blockquote

10That's because the AP Stylebook was written for stories that are filed over the wire, and text formatting didn't use to be an option - only quote.0-

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