diff --git a/standardize_test_format/__init__.py b/standardize_test_format/__init__.py
index 15fed5b..9c64120 100644
--- a/standardize_test_format/__init__.py
+++ b/standardize_test_format/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ TEST_PATTERN: re.Pattern = re.compile(
 
 END_SYMBOLS = '.?!'
 
+IGNORABLE_WORDS_IN_NAME = frozenset({
+    '',
+    'a',
+    'the',
+    'is',
+    'are'
+})
+
 def format_test_prefix(name: str, description: str, annotation:
                        str,visibility:str, with_javadoc: bool,
                        with_display_name: bool) -> str:
@@ -35,15 +43,27 @@ def format_test_prefix(name: str, description: str, annotation:
     str_builder += ['void ',name,'(']
     return ''.join(str_builder)
 
+def to_camel_case_word(word: str) -> str | None:
+    print(word)
+    if word.lower() in IGNORABLE_WORDS_IN_NAME:
+        return None
+    if len(word) > 1 and word.upper() == word:
+        word = word[0].upper() + word[1:].lower()
+    else:
+        word = word[0].upper() + word[1:]
+    return word
+
 def to_camel_case(description: str) -> str:
     description = description.strip(' \t.').replace(',',' ')
     words = description.split(' ')
 
     words[0] = words[0][0].lower() + words[0][1:]
     for i in range(1, len(words)):
-        if words[i] == '':
-            continue
-        words[i] = words[i][0].upper() + words[i][1:]
+        word = to_camel_case_word(words[i])
+        if not word:
+            words[i] = ''
+        else:
+            words[i] = word
 
     return ''.join(words)