Practical Grammar and Composition Part 41

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_The Quotation Marks_ (" ")

132. Use quotation marks to enclose quotations of the exact language of another.

The Bible says, "Charity suffereth long."

133. Use single quotation marks (' ') to enclose a quotation within a quotation.

The speaker in closing said: "I can imagine no more inspiring words than those of Nelson at Trafalgar, 'England expects every man to do his duty.'"

134. If a quotation consists of several paragraphs, quotation marks should precede each paragraph and follow the last.

135. Do not use quotation marks to enclose each separate sentence of a single continuous quotation.

136. Do not use quotation marks to enclose well-known nicknames, t.i.tles of books, proverbial phrases, or to indicate one's own literary invention.

137. Examine the location of quotation marks and other punctuation in the following sentences:

Wrong: "You may do as you wish, he said, if you only wish to do right."

Right: "You may do as you wish," he said, "if you only wish to do right."

Wrong: "Can you come," she asked?

Right: "Can you come?" she asked.

_The Apostrophe_ (')

138. Use the apostrophe to mark certain plurals and possessives.

See ---- 13 and 15.

Use the apostrophe to indicate the omission of letters.

Doesn't, Can't, What's the matter?

_The Hyphen_ (-)

139. Use the hyphen when a word must be divided at the end of a line.

Never divide words of one syllable, nor short words; such as, _though, through, also, besides, over_, etc.

Never divide words except at the end of a syllable, and always put the hyphen at the end of the first line, not at the beginning of the second.

Wrong division: _int-end, prop-ose, superint-endent, expre-ssion_.

Proper division: _in-tend, pro-pose, superin-tendent, expres-sion_.

In writing it is good usage not to divide a word like _expression_ by placing _ex_ on one line and the rest of the word on the next line.

140. Use the hyphen to divide certain compound words. No rule can be given by which to determine when compounded words demand the hyphen. Only custom determines.

Always use a hyphen with _to-day, to-morrow_, and _to-night_.

EXERCISE 73

_Punctuate and capitalize the following selections. For instructions as to paragraphing and the arrangement of conversation, see_ ---- 143 _and_ 144:

1. however father had told us not to expect good accommodations because it is a very small town

2. tomorrow if it is a clear day we will go to pittsburgh

3. will that be satisfactory was his question

4. it doesnt make any difference said she whether you come or not

5. whats the matter with you john

6. john replied i mean that poem that begins the curfew tolls the knell of parting day

7. and that day i was only a child then I travelled all alone to new york city

8. he is a member at least he claims to be of the presbyterian church

9. the author says that the hero of waterloo wellington was a general of great military training

10. buddhist brahmin mohammedan christian jewish every religion was represented

11. his letter will tell what he wants or will attempt to do so

12. you will please hand in the following sentences one three seven and nine

13. four presidents have been unitarians namely the two adams fillmore and taft

14. the verse to which you refer is as follows the boast of heraldry the pomp of power all that beauty all that wealth eer gave await alike the inevitable hour the paths of glory lead but to the grave

15. a noun is the name of something as william france book cat

16. the train leaves at eight therefore we shall have to rise at seven at latest

17. the different points discussed are these first the history of the divine right theory second the exponents of the theory and third the result of the theory

18. in the first problem divide in the second multiply

19. if the break is slight use a comma if it is more perceptible use a semicolon if it is very sharp use a period

20. william if you gear me answer

21. he told mother that he must go home at least that is what she understood