Composition and punctuation familiarly explainedVirtue Bros. & Company, 1865 - 122 pages |
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... separation . The entireness of the sentence is certainly , in some degree , broken , and this , as in architecture , must be a defect . The semicolon exposes the imperfections of composition , and we may oppose , at least , its negative ...
... separation . The entireness of the sentence is certainly , in some degree , broken , and this , as in architecture , must be a defect . The semicolon exposes the imperfections of composition , and we may oppose , at least , its negative ...
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... separations , with the least possible transposition or omission of the ori- ginal words , or introduction of new ones . Even where there are faults in expression , unless they cause nonsensical disjunction , you must not correct them ...
... separations , with the least possible transposition or omission of the ori- ginal words , or introduction of new ones . Even where there are faults in expression , unless they cause nonsensical disjunction , you must not correct them ...
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... usual measure . But a separated quotation or example is only a part of the paragraph by which it is explained or introduced . Paragraphs should never be extended to a great length . 30 PARAGRAPHS . CHAPTER V PARAGRAPHS.
... usual measure . But a separated quotation or example is only a part of the paragraph by which it is explained or introduced . Paragraphs should never be extended to a great length . 30 PARAGRAPHS . CHAPTER V PARAGRAPHS.
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... separation of sentences into convenient portions for emphasis and pausing , is called punctuation , or pointing . This is effected by seven stops or points , which you will find after their names , thus : — Comma , Semicolon ; Colon ...
... separation of sentences into convenient portions for emphasis and pausing , is called punctuation , or pointing . This is effected by seven stops or points , which you will find after their names , thus : — Comma , Semicolon ; Colon ...
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... separations , at once , according to your first impressions . After reading it , put commas wherever you think that ... separation . Take the pen that you are needlessly biting , out of your mouth , and boldly put a comma after believed ...
... separations , at once , according to your first impressions . After reading it , put commas wherever you think that ... separation . Take the pen that you are needlessly biting , out of your mouth , and boldly put a comma after believed ...
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admiration admit ÆSCHYLUS AMEN CORNER answer appear assertion auxiliary verb avoid beautiful better blunder Book of Armagh called century CHAPTER Charles Tomlinson christmas-box Cicero cloth boards colon and semicolon comma commencement composition compositor conjugators construction correct dash defective verbs DICTIONARY Doctor Johnson doubt ellipsis English errors example explain expression extenso fault French give grammar grammarians Greek high pointing horse ignorance important improvement instance instruction Irish John language Latin learned literary long sentence long-winded long-windedness meaning morocco Murray Murray's necessary never newspapers object observe occasions paragraph parentheses particular past participle persons plain polished languages printers proper propriety punctuation pupil racter reader remarkable requires rules S. P. Woodward sense signify simple sometimes stop style subjunctive mood Suppose tence tense thing tion uncle gave understand verbs VIRTUE BROTHERS W. D. Hamilton wish words write
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