Composition and punctuation familiarly explainedVirtue Bros. & Company, 1865 - 122 pages |
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... sentences , of which they may not , at least , be ashamed , and , how they may express meaning intelligibly , without exciting a laugh at their ex- pense . ' This object Mr. Brenan has attained in a simple and agreeable manner ; and we ...
... sentences , of which they may not , at least , be ashamed , and , how they may express meaning intelligibly , without exciting a laugh at their ex- pense . ' This object Mr. Brenan has attained in a simple and agreeable manner ; and we ...
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... sentences • 9 Sentence and member explained , and illustrated by examples 13 • Sentences - caution for finishing and commencing 15 · The frequent & c . reprobated 16 · 17 · Correction of parenthetical sample in page 17 Long sentences ...
... sentences • 9 Sentence and member explained , and illustrated by examples 13 • Sentences - caution for finishing and commencing 15 · The frequent & c . reprobated 16 · 17 · Correction of parenthetical sample in page 17 Long sentences ...
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... sentences again recommended Examples of blunders and confusion , with a correction LONDON NEWSPAPERS - their utility in the general improvement of style Their successful efforts in rational punctuation CHAPTER V. PARAGRAPHS . Paragraphs ...
... sentences again recommended Examples of blunders and confusion , with a correction LONDON NEWSPAPERS - their utility in the general improvement of style Their successful efforts in rational punctuation CHAPTER V. PARAGRAPHS . Paragraphs ...
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... sentence by Sir James Mackintosh Remarks thereon by the editor of " Monthly Review " Page 107 · 108 109 110 • 111 CHAPTER XV . ANTIQUITY OF THE SEMICOLON . The " Book of Armagh " described Contains many well - defined semicolons 111 112 ...
... sentence by Sir James Mackintosh Remarks thereon by the editor of " Monthly Review " Page 107 · 108 109 110 • 111 CHAPTER XV . ANTIQUITY OF THE SEMICOLON . The " Book of Armagh " described Contains many well - defined semicolons 111 112 ...
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... sentence . SECONDLY . Their fear of repetitions of the same word . THIRDLY . Their not duly considering the previous part of a sentence , which often produces ludicrous errors , such as making a horse or a house appear to do the ...
... sentence . SECONDLY . Their fear of repetitions of the same word . THIRDLY . Their not duly considering the previous part of a sentence , which often produces ludicrous errors , such as making a horse or a house appear to do the ...
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