Which sentence uses capitalization properly for a title in body text?

• A. the Great Gatsby
• B. The Great Gatsby
• C. The great Gatsby
• D. The Great Gatsby

Answer: (D)

In body text, titles are written in title case: capitalize the main words of the title (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns) and also capitalize the first word. For The Great Gatsby, The starts the title, so it’s capitalized; Great is an important descriptive word, so it’s capitalized; Gatsby is a proper noun, so it’s capitalized. The other options don’t follow this rule because they lowercase a key word or the first word, which isn’t correct in title case.