What is a subtitle?

• A. The main heading that introduces a chapter.
• B. Found in the back of the book and lists important words.
• C. An alphabetical listing of names and topics with page numbers.
• D. The smaller title that goes before a new paragraph and tells what it will be about.

Answer: (D)

A subtitle is a smaller title that appears at the start of a new paragraph to tell you what that paragraph will discuss. It helps readers know what to expect and to scan the text for the topics covered in each section. This is different from a main heading, which introduces an entire chapter, or from back-of-the-book material like a glossary (which lists important terms) and an index (an alphabetical list of names and topics with page numbers). So the description of a smaller title before a paragraph that tells what it will be about matches what a subtitle is.